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23 May 2019
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Prime growing areas for B.C. oysters contain alarmingly high concentrations of plastic microbeads
Baynes Sound, British Columbia
N 49º 34' 43.192" W 124º 51' 54.404"
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N 49º 34' 43.192" W 124º 51' 54.404"
Lat/Lng:
49.5786643881571 -124.865112304688
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