Researchers find high levels of microplastics on Norway’s Arctic coast
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Hasvik, Finnmark Fylke, Norway |
Eastern Finnmark, on the coast of the Barents Sea has always proved to be the cleanest of all areas of testing in the North Atlantic. But not so any more.
Microplastics found in blue mussels at the 13 sampling locations along the coast of Norway. Skallelv in Finnmark had the highest amount. (NIVA / Norwegian Environmental Agency)
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