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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20080309/ai_n24934691 - Kostigen, Thomas M. "Better Planet: The World's Largest Dump: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Discovery. July 10, 2008.
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/10-the-worlds-largest-dump - Rosner, Hillary. "Scrubbing out sea life." Slate.com. June 16, 2008.
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