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Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too

Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too
Akin to the Texas-size garbage patch in the Pacific, a massive trash vortex has formed from billion of bits of plastic congregating off North America’s Atlantic coast, researchers say.
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine debris is litter that ends up in the ocean, seas, and other large bodies of water.
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts

Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22.