Concentrations of microplastics in the oceans have surged in the past 18 years, with researchers now estimating there are 2.3 million tonnes floating in the sea worldwide. Microplastics – defined as ...

Wastewater pollution levels are higher inside many marine protected areas than in nearby unprotected areas, according to a ...

New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million metric tons of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. The ...

Water covers about 71% of Earth, and most of the pollution in it comes from the remaining 29% of land we live on. NOAA states that “80% of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land,” and ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just a story of bottles and bags drifting across the surface of the sea. As larger debris breaks down, it sheds microscopic fragments that quietly seep chemicals into ...

When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery online, attracting scientists' attention. Working together, they linked the ...

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