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McGill Grad Student Suncica Avlijas on Plastic microbeads in the St Lawrence River

Published: 30 September 2014

Washington Post | Sept. 29, 2014

by: Rachel Feltman

Plastic microbeads from face wash are polluting river sediment; Tiny balls of plastic from cosmetic products are showing up in river sediment for the first time, mixing with the rocks and dirt that line the bed of the Saint Lawrence River.

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