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Lax global laws won’t stop ocean pollution

MICROPLASTICS

A UNIVERSITY of KwaZulu-Natal graduate is concerned that local and international laws are lax and inadequate against the proliferation of microplastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

With scientific evidence showing that minuscule pieces of plastic, invisible to the naked eye, affected the growth and reproductive health of marine organisms, Vincent Piki, who graduated with a Master’s degree in Maritime Law from UKZN

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