Study is the first to quantify the uptake of nanoparticles at predicted environmentally relevant conditions. By Allan Willams Image Source: University of ...
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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Indonesia is the world’s second biggest contributor to marine debris after China, and a colossal 1.29 million metric tons is estimated to be produced ...
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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. ...
Scientists say there’s more to the pollution problem than the huge masses of debris that grab public attention. The crisis of plastics filling up the world’s ...
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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The European Parliament has voted to reduce single-use plastics, things are moving ! single-use cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers to be banned from ...
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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 ...
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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A 2015 report on plastic pollution by the Ocean Conservancy charity and the McKinsey Centre for Business and Environment ranked the Philippines as the ...
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While pollution in marine ecosystems is becoming increasingly problematic, conservationists aren’t giving up on the issue and are now celebrating a step in ...
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Research led by Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences has revealed that microplastics are widespread in insects from South Wales rivers. Representative ...
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For their Clean Seas campaign, UN Environment are calling on schools and youth groups to help turn the tide on plastic. It is for this purpose that they ...
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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 ...
According to the World Bank Group's new report: What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050: " Without urgent action, global waste ...
An attempt to locate millions of tons of “missing” plastic in the world’s oceans has thrown up two locations that may contain enormous, previously unreported ...
The Ocean Cleanup has launched the world’s first ocean cleanup system through the San Francisco Bay, toward the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ...
Researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the Kiel Cluster of Excellence ‘The Future Ocean’ and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht ...