Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit. On May 28, 2019, Malaysia's environment minister announced that the country was sending 3,000 metric ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 5, 2019
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In an effort to combat ocean plastic pollution, the EU has just adopted ambitious new legislation targeting ten of the most common single-use plastic products washing up on beaches and imposing greater responsibility on plastic ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
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Just as scientists are starting to understand the life forms and landscape of the ocean, they are also coming to grips with the threat of mass extinctions, speakers said at a marine biodiversity forum last week.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2019
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Millions of tonnes of plastic waste are transported by rivers, by wind and in waste water into the sea, where the plastic remains. "To date, there are no detailed data on where plastic accumulates and how much," says UFZ ...
Environment
May 22, 2019
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Ten per cent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the ocean. Now laboratory tests have shown that these bacteria are susceptible to plastic pollution, according to a study published in Communications ...
Ecology
May 14, 2019
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As small as a grain of dust—but of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar to many, but the dangers are virtually unexplored. In recent years, plastic pollution has become an ever-increasing burden ...
Environment
May 14, 2019
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Research carried out at the University of Dundee has shown the scale of plastic pollution in the Firth of Forth to be much worse than previously thought.
Environment
May 9, 2019
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New Yorkers use a lot of plastic bags. The city of 8 million goes through 23 billion plastic bags annually. It's a stat that would've seemed unbelievable to me before I moved here until I walked out of a C-Town grocery store ...
Environment
May 9, 2019
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If all goes well, 2030 will be quite a special year.
Environment
Apr 19, 2019
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