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Plastic Pollution

Plastics and rising carbon dioxide levels could pose combined threat to marine environment Plastic Pollution

Plastics and rising carbon dioxide levels could pose combined threat to marine environment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that after three weeks of being submerged in the ocean, the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles…
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November 6, 2020
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments Plastic Pollution

New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments

A study published today in the journal Science Advances has revealed that the United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as well as the latest figures on illegal dumping and littering in the country. The…
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October 30, 2020
The Incubation Network is ending plastic pollution in South and Southeast Asia, one solution at a time Plastic Pollution

The Incubation Network is ending plastic pollution in South and Southeast Asia, one solution at a time

It is no secret that Asia has trouble with managing plastic waste. According to a 2015 report by the Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey, 60% of all plastic waste in the ocean comes from five Asian countries—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. All around the world, scientists are developing innovative…
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October 9, 2020
We Estimate There Are Up To 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor Plastic Pollution

We Estimate There Are Up To 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor

Nowhere, it seems, is immune from plastic pollution: plastic has been reported in the high Arctic oceans, in the sea ice around Antarctica and even in the world’s deepest waters of the Mariana Trench.But just how bad is the problem? Our new research provides the first global estimate of microplastics…
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October 7, 2020
Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution Plastic Pollution

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

A mess of plasticIt is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss possible solutions and their impacts. Both groups found that substantial reductions in plastic-waste generation can be made in the…
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September 17, 2020
For small island nations, marine plastic cleanup is prohibitively expensive Plastic Pollution

For small island nations, marine plastic cleanup is prohibitively expensive

For small island nations, marine plastic cleanup is prohibitively expensive by Brooks Hays Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020 Greenpeace warns Beirut fire smoke could be 'toxic'Beirut (AFP) Sept 10, 2020 - Greenpeace warned residents in Lebanon's capital Thursday to protect themselves against "toxic" smoke after a huge fire broke…
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September 13, 2020