Vast amounts of plastic debris accumulate on beaches across the Seychelles and other small island developing states. Observational analysis (for instance, plastic bottle labels) suggest that much of this waste originates ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2023
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UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean's surfaces. Floating microplastic is broken down into ever smaller, invisible nanoplastic particles that spread across the entire water column, but also to compounds ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2023
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Researchers used story-writing to explore schoolchildren's perceptions of marine plastic litter and the effects on their behaviors to the problem.
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2022
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The waters of the North Atlantic gyre contain significantly greater quantities of plastic—composed of polymers arising from packaging, rope, and paint particles—than other areas of the open ocean, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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From 2019 to 2022, Prof. Takanobu Inoue of Toyohashi University of Technology conducted a joint research project with his research team titled "Estimation of amount of release of plastics to the ocean in Indonesia" under ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2022
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A new Tel Aviv University study conducted in collaboration with the Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel examined the level of microplastic pollution along Israel's coastline. The researchers collected sand samples ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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The Baltic Sea is considered one of the world's most polluted seas. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals a relatively unknown environmental culprit. The study shows that the discharge ...
Environment
Oct 19, 2022
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Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help address plastic pollution found globally in marine environments.
Environment
Oct 12, 2022
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Fish ingesting microplastics is a global issue, and species in New Zealand's southern waters are no exception, a University of Otago study has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to contribute to the growing study of marine trash. A study by the University of Washington analyzed 843 beach ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2022
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