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Gitanjali Rao explains the fight for clean drinking water
What causes algae blooms?
Video thumbnail image shows a large amount of plastic trash collected from the ocean.
A white woman in blurry focus holds up a small piece of plastic called a nurdle, highlighted with a blue circle.
The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.
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