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Marcus Eriksen
Environmental scientist and research director for the 5 Gyres Institute, studying the global distribution and impact of plastic. He is the author of Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution and My River Home: A Journey from the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico.
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