Even in the water surrounding coral reefs, there is a microscopic soup of bacteria ... in using microbes to diagnose reef health and ocean conditions." Compared to taking visual observations ...

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Researchers launched GPS-equipped plastic bottles into a Raleigh creek to track how local litter travels downstream, breaks into microplastics and threatens ecosystems and human health.

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Okra removes about 80% of microplastics from the ocean water. Fenugreek alone removed 89% from the groundwater. A 1:1 mix of okra and fenugreek worked best for freshwater, removing about 77%.