Researchers: Oil, plastic combining to form 'plasitar' pollution

23ABC News 2022-10-28

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Scientists are worried two forms of ocean pollution are joining together to form a sort of super pollution. Researchers believe plastics are combining with oil to create a different form of pollution being dubbed "plastitar."

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