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Microplastics have been found in Rocky Mountain rainwater 

Lake Louise is pictured at Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, October 3, 2014.    REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) - GM1EAA404LJ01

Multicoloured plastic fibres, as well as tiny beads and shards are being found in rainwater samples. Image: REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Rosamond Hutt
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