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August 21, 2018

Teams use screens to remove microplastics at Cannon Beach

By JACK FISHER
Oregon Public Broadcasting

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — How do you clean all the sand on a beach? A group of volunteers didn't do it grain by grain, but took on the task screen by screen.

With the guidance of Seaside-based conservation group Sea Turtles Forever, about 50 volunteers gathered to clean the sand near Haystack Rock using unique screen filtration systems.


 
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