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The paper, <strong>Land\u2013Sea Connection of Microplastic Fiber Pollution in Frenchman Bay, 海角社区<\/strong>, reveals that as many as 400 billion microplastic fibers may be found in the top one meter of water at the bay&#8217;s surface and that many of these microplastics are likely being washed into the bay system from sources on land. 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