PPE kits and pollution
Project Earth
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PPE waste risks adding to the amount of microplastic fibers going into the environment. It is estimated that between 15 to 51 trillion particles of microplastic have been floating across the world's ocean since 2014. Scientists don't know the impact of microplastics but know the waste is being ingested by plankton, fish larvae, scallops, and oysters.
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