Malaysian experts join international study on plastic pollution


E-bottles which will be used to track plastics across the ocean in an international study on plastic pollution by researchers from Malaysia, United Kingdom, Singapore and Thailand.

WITH the rising concern on microplastic pollution, a group of international experts, including from Malaysia, are studying the source of these pollutants in this part of the world.

The project will track the sources of plastic pollution and study how it affects marine life here.

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