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Researchers have found that plastic pollution can reach high in the Pyrenees in southwestern France, far from likely sources of microplastics. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance An average of 365 microplastic particles fall each day on a collection area high in the Pyrenees. Researchers think the bits of plastic could be blowing in from cities 100 miles away.The study shows one more example of how plastic pollution can reach every place on Earth. High in the French Pyrenees, at...