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One of the most plastic-polluted rivers in the world is in Tennessee, and someone swam through it

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A new report following the 34-day swim of the Tennessee River found that its microplastic levels measured worse than rivers in China and Europe.

Andrew Capps, Knoxville News Sentinel
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