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>The highest concentration was found in Lake Ontario, with counts of up to 1.1 million plastic particles per square kilometre. 1.1 million 1mm diameter beads i
by buckbova 12y ago
>The highest concentration was found in Lake Ontario, with counts of up to 1.1 million plastic particles per square kilometre.
1.1 million 1mm diameter beads in 1 sq km doesn't seem like much, like 1 bead per million sq mm. But there shouldn't really be any of these. Kind of a ridiculous idea to begin with.
- ptx 12y ago> 1 bead per million sq mm Perhaps better expressed as "1 bead per square meter". :)
- buckbova 12y agoShows you the power of numbers. I get a different feel for each equivalent phrasing: - 1.1 million plastic particles per square kilometre - 1 bead per million sq mm - 1 bead per square meter And I agree, the article should have used the latter.