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08/19/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean could amount to more than 200 million tons, according to recent projections
There could be more than 200 million tons of minuscule plastic fragments floating across and beneath the entire Atlantic Ocean, and that’s just for three of the most littered plastics. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) found 12–21 million tons of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene suspended in the top 200 meters (m) of the Atlantic. Lead author […]
08/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Disease outbreaks are causing an alarming increase in mass die-offs of marine mammals, warns expert
Mass strandings, or “beachings,” of marine mammals are now on the rise, raising concerns that ocean health is deteriorating. According to wildlife expert Claire Sanderson, disease outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic are to blame for the rapid increase in mass die-offs of marine mammals. Scientists are perhaps more alert to the catastrophic impacts of infectious disease in both […]
06/25/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
REPORT: Bottled water TEEMING with microplastics
Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. This was the disturbing conclusion of a recent study, published in Frontiers in Chemistry, that analyzed samples from 259 bottles of water sold across the globe. Researchers from the State University of New York at Fredonia found that 93 percent of the samples contained small, often microscopic, particles of plastic called microplastics. The team classified […]
02/24/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
“Plasticrust” is a new form of pollution that’s taking over shorelines
A new type of plastic pollution has made its way to the shores of Madeira in Portugal, a recent study revealed. A team of researchers at Portugal’s Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) identified the pollution as “plasticrust” – patches of plastic that encrust rocks along the shore. Ignacio Gestoso, a marine ecologist at MARE and the lead author of the study, […]
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