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A study revealed that one-third of the fish from remote Pacific islands are contaminated with microplastics
The coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are no longer safe from plastic pollution. A regional analysis detected microplastics in nearly...
Forests that filter the environment and concentrate waste: a study reveals that trees capture microplastics from the air
In the rural heart of Oxfordshire county, Wytham Woods reveals an unexpected reality. Up to 500 microplastics per square meter per day are detected...
Ocean Pollution: North Atlantic Zooplankton Sink Over 200 Microplastics Per Square Meter Daily
For years, plastic pollution was associated with the sea surface. However, new findings show that the problem silently descends to the depths of the...
A new study claims that sunlight turns microplastics into invisible chemical clouds that pollute oceans and rivers
Plastic pollution in water is often imagined as floating bottles or visible fragments. However, the most persistent problem occurs on a microscopic and chemical...
Australian researchers develop an innovative filter that captures microplastics from washing machine wastewater
A single cycle of washing synthetic clothes can release thousands of plastic microfibers into wastewater. Nylon, acrylic, and especially polyester—the most used fabric in...
