Puny plastic particles mar Lake Erie’s waters

Polymer trash is laden with pollutants

Lingering in Lake Erie are millions of tiny pieces of plastics loaded with toxic pollutants, a new study finds. The results are part of the first study to look at the distribution and possible effects of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes.

PLASTIC PROLIFERATION Exposure to wind, waves and sun degrades plastic trash into tiny plastic particles that soak up pollutants.