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Threat of microplastics topic of Healing Our Waters meeting

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It’s day two of the Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Buffalo New York. Hundreds  are learning about problems that affect the lakes, including microplastics.Angelica Morrison reports.

They’re the smallest of the small. And, they end up in the bellies of fish throughout the Great Lakes basin. Microplastics can even be found in our drinking water.

It’s an issue that doctor Sherri Mason chemistry professor from Fredonia University, has been following closely.   She says when it comes prevention, it all starts with the small things people do every day.

 

“Every piece of plastic that we find out in the external environment, ultimately comes from us," she said. "So, by reducing our individual use of plastic we can reduce what we find in the environment  and the impact it has.”

 

Reducing use of plastic, would include  remembering your reusable bags when you’re at the grocery store, or bringing a reusable cup when you’re buying coffee.  Or not using straws when you’re going out.

 

Copyright 2017 Great Lakes Today

Angelica A. Morrison
Angelica A. Morrison is a multimedia journalist with over a decade of experience in the field.
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