Seagrass wrack on beaches traps harmful plastics – Malta Today
Seagrass deposits on Maltese beaches trap plastics and protect coastline. Researchers warn their removal undermines vital ecosystems…
Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here’s how to eat less of them – BBC
Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and deep into meat and vegetables. But if we take certain steps, we can eat less of them.
Microplastics now pollute remote Chagos manta ray feeding areas – Oceanographic
The findings raise real concern among scientists over the growing pressures faced by reef manta rays – a filter feeding species – now at growing risk of ingesting microplastics and suffering the, as yet, not-fully-determined physical consequences.
The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic – Grist
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here’s how it works…
How to reduce microplastic exposure and protect your health – Yale Climate Connections
“The moment you open a plastic water bottle, around 50,000 microplastic particles fall into your beverage – not counting the plastic that’s leached from being stored in heat before it hits the fridge,” says Jane van Dis, an OB-GYN and plastics and health expert…
Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease – the Washington Post
Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between ages 55 and 64 each year worldwide…
Deep-Diving Whales Mistake Plastic for Prey – PBS North Carolina
To Whales, Our Plastic Debris Sounds Like Dinner…
‘Underwater avalanches’ are creating ocean microplastics hotspots – Oceanographic
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the National Oceanography Centre have found that fast-moving ‘underwater avalanches’ known as turbidity currents are moving vast quantities of microplastics pollution to areas of high biodiversity…
How to eat and drink fewer microplastics – the Washington Post
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp…