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Billions of Nanoparticles Accumulate in Marine Organisms Within Six Hours

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Billions of Nanoparticles Accumulate in Marine Organisms Within Six Hours

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Study is the first to quantify the uptake of nanoparticles at predicted environmentally relevant conditions. By Allan Willams Image Source: University of ...

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This App Tells You Where to Find the Closest Tap Water So You Can Ditch Plastic Bottles

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This App Tells You Where to Find the Closest Tap Water So You Can Ditch Plastic Bottles

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A new startup called Tap has a bold ambition: convince people to stop buying plastic bottles of water. By Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN Business Representative ...

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Presence of ​Textile ​Microfibers in ​South European ​Marine Floors ​

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Presence of ​Textile ​Microfibers in ​South European ​Marine Floors ​

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A study led by researchers of the UB quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors, from the Cantabrian Sea to the Black Sea. ...

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Microplastics Detected in Humans for the First Time

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Microplastics Detected in Humans for the First Time

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In a pilot study conducted by the Federal Environment Agency and the Medical University of Vienna, microplastics in the human stool was discovered for the ...

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Our Ocean 2018 Bali live streaming

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Our Ocean 2018 Bali live streaming

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The content of Our Ocean 2018 conference which took place in Bali these last two days is still available online following this link: ...

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Ridding Our Waters of Plastic Waste With Jellyfish Filters

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Ridding Our Waters of Plastic Waste With Jellyfish Filters

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What do microplastic filters, fertilisers and fish feed have in common? They can all be produced using jellyfish! At least, that’s what one research team ...

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Plastics now commonly found in human stools

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Plastics now commonly found in human stools

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According to a new study, microplastics residues are also found in human stools.. Introduction Human data on microplastics is scarce. There is concern about ...

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Everything You've Been Told About Plastic Is Wrong – The Answer Isn't Recycling

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Everything You've Been Told About Plastic Is Wrong – The Answer Isn't Recycling

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Recycling is an easy cop-out for governments and large corporations, but the truth is that we have to take very different action if we want to stop ...

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The Fate of Plastic in the Oceans: Microplastics Aggregate with Natural Particles

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The Fate of Plastic in the Oceans: Microplastics Aggregate with Natural Particles

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Researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the Kiel Cluster of Excellence ‘The Future Ocean’ and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht ...

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