The health & environmental effects of all that plastic in Florida waters

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Plastic bag. By Seán Kinane / WMNF News (July 2017).

The Florida Microplastic Awareness Project has found plastic pollution in waters across nearly all of Florida; so, what does that mean for human health and the environment?

To find out, WMNF News spoke with David Hastings, a marine scientist and chemical oceanographer. He’s a professor at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg.

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