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The UW-Eau Claire research team, including (from left) Megan Vaillancourt, Dr. Todd Wellnitz and Monica Dickson, is continuing to study samples taken from the Boundary Waters during two trips there this summer. (Photo by Shane Opatz, UW-Eau Claire)

Microplastics found in Boundary Waters may threaten wilderness wildlife

June 8, 2024October 16, 2019 by Greg Seitz

Researchers find plastic particles at numerous sites in the wilderness, confirming another way humans are affecting the wilderness and its ecosystem.

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