Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows

2026-03-16 16:00 • ;Susanne Rust

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large fraction of the organic material in our coastal waters. In the open ocean, it's plastics.

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