Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes

Is this the legacy we really want to leave to our next generations?

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, the Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even imagined until recently: untold millions of plastic litter bits, some visible only through a microscope.
- By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer