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Microplastics – News and Features

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Degrading Plastics Release Greenhouse Gases

Several greenhouse gases are emitted as common plastics degrade in the environment, according to new research.
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Team Work Helps Overcome Environmental Challenges

We spoke to Andrew Howley from Adventure Scientists,a pioneering not-for-profit organization that seeks to unite skilled adventurers with scientists keen to receive valuable data from remote areas, to learn more about the initiative and the impact their projects are having in the scientific community and beyond.
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Microplastic Pollution has Physiological and Genetic Repercussions

Researchs observed how nanoplastics, despite existing in low concentrations, caused damage to the DNA, cell membranes and produce oxidative stress in the most common Mediterranean mussel consumed by humans.
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Microplastics Accumulate in Marine Organisms and Could Threaten Human Health

Scientists find that plastic nanoparticles are easily ingested by marine organisms, accumulate in the organisms over time, and risk being transferred up the food chain, threatening food safety and posing health risks.
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Prime Oyster Area Has Worryingly High Concentrations of Microplastics

BC’s premier shellfish farming region is heavily contaminated with microplastics, according to a new study. The findings show action is required to reduce the environmental impact and entry to the food chain.
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Microplastic Pollution Threatens Sea Turtle Nesting

A new study shows that increasing microplastic accumulation along the Gulf of Mexico’s beaches could alter the composition of shoreline sand and jeopardize the loggerhead sea turtles’ sensitive incubation environments.
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Record Concentration of Microplastic in Arctic Sea Ice

Experts have recently found higher amounts of microplastic in arctic sea ice than ever before, the majority of which were microscopically small. However, the different types of plastic showed a unique footprint in the ice allowing the researchers to trace them back to possible sources.
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch Dwarfs Previous Size Estimates

More than 79 thousand tonnes of ocean plastic are floating inside The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a figure up to 16 times higher than previously estimated, according to a recent study.
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High Levels of Microplastics Found in Northwest Atlantic Fish

A new study sheds light on the magnitude of microplastic pollution in our oceans. The study found microplastics in the stomachs of nearly three out of every four mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic -- one of the highest levels globally.
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The War on Plastics: Is It Too Little Too Late?

With UK Prime Minister Theresa May announcing today that UK supermarkets must have a plastic free aisle as part of her government’s 25-year environmental improvement plan, it is the latest in a line of reforms seeking to reduce the harmful plastic contamination that has become a worldwide scourge.
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