Compare and contrast: Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics

Compare and contrast: Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics

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Researchers reveal there are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchman Bay, which borders Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine, and several connected rivers and estuaries where freshwater from rivers meet salty seawater.   Click here to read the story.

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