BBC Video article: How microplastics are transported into the deep

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Scientists have conducted tank experiments to demonstrate how underwater avalanches, or turbidity currents, could take microplastics into the deep. The tests, conducted at the Eurotank flume laboratories, Utrecht University, showed how plastic particles can become entrained in the sediment as it heads downslope in a submarine canyon. 

Period10 Jun 2020

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  • TitleBBC: How microplastics are transported into the deep
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBBC
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date10/06/20
    DescriptionScientists have conducted tank experiments to demonstrate how underwater avalanches, or turbidity currents, could take microplastics into the deep. The tests, conducted at the Eurotank flume laboratories, Utrecht University, showed how plastic particles can become entrained in the sediment as it heads downslope in a submarine canyon.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-52489130
    PersonsIan Kane
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