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Cosmetics, other healthcare products, and your clothing could be adding pollution to the Great Lakes, like microscopic materials making it hazardous to animals.

Cosmetics, other healthcare products, and your clothing could be adding pollution to the Great Lakes, like microscopic materials making it hazardous to animals.

Cosmetics, other healthcare products, and your clothing could be adding pollution to the Great Lakes, like microscopic materials making it hazardous to animals.

Cosmetics, other healthcare products, and your clothing could be adding pollution to the Great Lakes, like microscopic materials making it hazardous to animals.

Cosmetics, other healthcare products, and your clothing could be adding pollution to the Great Lakes, like microscopic materials making it hazardous to animals.

Nearly 90% of water samples taken from the Great Lakes over the last 10 years contain unsafe levels of microplastics.

Approximately 90% of water samples taken from the Great Lakes over the last decade contain levels of microplastics that pose a significant risk to wildlife.

The alarming numbers are why scientists are now calling for a plan between the U.S. and Canada. Without a strategy, they're "flying blindly" one researcher said.

But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system