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Forest Lake, an urban reservoir near Brisbane, Australia, ranks as the sixth most polluted lake globally in terms of microplastic contamination, according to a landmark international study.

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[โ€“] RealVenom@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@gorkette @Marsupial I'm pretty sure that isn't the call to action which will help reduce micro plastic in our water.

[โ€“] gorkette@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Are micro plastics in our water a problem? Yes. The title is totally misleading. It cannot be among the world's most polluted if you have only tested 38 lakes out of millions.