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How plastic pollution may harm marine life - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.09.30

How plastic pollution may harm marine life - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.09.30

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Tamara Galloway, Matt Cole and Ceri Lewis of the University of Exeter talk about their research on the effects of fragments of plastics from food packaging, drinks bottles and even facial scrubs on marine wildlife.

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How plastic pollution may harm marine life - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.09.30

How plastic pollution may harm marine life - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.09.30

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