Trillions of microbeads polluting U.S. aquatic habitats daily: study

More than eight trillion microbeads are entering and polluting aquatic habitats in the United States every day, a new study published in the most recent edition of Environmental Science & Technology warned. Microbeads are minute plastic beads that a number of companies add to body scrubs, cosmetics, soaps to create an exfoliating sensation for users, who unknowingly and inadvertently harm the planet's water bodies during their morning regimen...