‘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…
Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples – the Guardian
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp…
In a first, scientists find microplastics are building up deep in our brains – the Washington Post
A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their numbers are rising…
Plastic pollution wipes out Kabul river’s turtles and Sher Mahi fish – the Express Tribune
Once a thriving haven for aquatic life, the Kabul River is now a shadow of its former self. Severe plastic pollution is poisoning the water and decimating the river’s biodiversity, including the famous Sher Mahi fish…
What’s the deal with microplastics, the material that ‘never goes away’? – SCOPE – Stanford Medicine
They’re in the water we drink, the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the air we breathe. They’ve pervaded every ecosystem in the world, from coral reefs to Antarctic ice. And they’ve infiltrated the human body, lodging themselves in everything from brain tissue to reproductive organs…
From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debris – 360info
Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience.
Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up – the Guardian
Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis finds…
These countries produce the most plastic pollution in our oceans – and they’re not the ones you might have guessed – the Independent
Trillions of pieces of plastic are estimated to float in oceans around the world…