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Most plastic washing up on Cyprus beaches originates offshore, research shows

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The sea, rather than rivers or coastal runoff, is the primary source of microplastic and mesoplastic pollution on Cyprus beaches, according to the first comprehensive scientific study of plastic debris on the island’s shores. The study, published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, sampled 16 sites across approximately 500 km of coastline in spring […]