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Re:Tons of microplastic rain onto western US by fennecfoxen on Saturday June 27, 2020 @08:19AM (#23661341)
I don't know about the oceans proper or the rest of the "western US" that we seek to address in our parent article, but I was specifically told the biggest source of microplastics in Califonia's coastal waster was car tires.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/microplastic-pollution-car...

And that synthetic fibers were only #2.

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Re:Tons of microplastic rain onto western US by GaryNumanVevo on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:39PM (#23664087)
Ocean pollution, especially in fishing areas is especially detrimental due to biomagnification. Unfortunately the more I learn about micro-plastics, the more bleak my outlook gets.
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