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Oceans littered with 171 trillion plastic pieces

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Kennedy Amissah
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The 171 trillion pieces are made up of both recently discarded plastics and older pieces that have broken down, lead author Dr Marcus Eriksen from the 5 Gyres Institute told BBC News.
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