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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
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"They're Everywhere": Microplastics In Oceans, Air And Human Body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies -- with uncertain implications.
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Time to Fish for Litter
A new report released at the inaugural session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi has put a price on plastic marine pollution at $13 billion every year, and that's an under estimation. Annually, an estimated 10 to 20 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world's oceans and 80 per cent of the marine litter comes from land-based...
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Little steps to make a big difference
Everyday things that we use and throw without a moment's thought. Often not even into a dustbin but straight onto a road or wherever we might be standing. If this country has dirty cities and towns it is not just that the municipality that has failed in keeping it clean; we certainly have not helped either. These fairly innocuous sounding items w...
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
-
More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
-
"They're Everywhere": Microplastics In Oceans, Air And Human Body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies -- with uncertain implications.
-
Time to Fish for Litter
A new report released at the inaugural session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi has put a price on plastic marine pollution at $13 billion every year, and that's an under estimation. Annually, an estimated 10 to 20 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world's oceans and 80 per cent of the marine litter comes from land-based...
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Little steps to make a big difference
Everyday things that we use and throw without a moment's thought. Often not even into a dustbin but straight onto a road or wherever we might be standing. If this country has dirty cities and towns it is not just that the municipality that has failed in keeping it clean; we certainly have not helped either. These fairly innocuous sounding items w...
