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New evidence warns about the lethality of plastic in the sea and reveals a hidden crisis for global wildlife
The plastic pollution continues to advance in the oceans and threatens birds, turtles, and mammals that depend on a healthy sea. For decades, there...
How chewing gum became a sweet invisible and silent enemy for the planet and the environment?
The act of chewing gummy substances has accompanied humanity since ancient times. Ancient civilizations used tree resins as a daily gesture of well-being. However,...
Pollution in Chile: a pioneering study detected microplastics in the estuaries of Lenga and Tubul-Raqui in Biobío
A pioneering study by the Millennium Institute of Coastal Socio-Ecology (SECOS) revealed the first evidence of microplastics in estuarine sediments in southern Chile. The...
Air pollution reaches Patagonia: microplastics found in the air of the Beagle Channel
A pioneering study conducted by scientists from the UNLP, CONICET, and the SMN confirms for the first time the atmospheric pollution with the presence...
Plastic in the oceans could take more than 100 years to disappear from the surface, according to a new study
Científicos del Departamento de Geografía y Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad Queen Mary de Londres, en colaboración con HR Wallingford Ltd., desarrollaron un modelo...
