Plastic pollution promotes hazardous water conditions, new study finds

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...
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New report finds increasingly common scheme could be answer to growing health crisis: 'We have the ability to transform this'

Researchers say there is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis. That is, if we make some major changes to how things are done. The Guardian highlighted the ...
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The role of medical centres in plastic pollution

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...
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Fungi and spruce may help solve Alaska’s plastic pollution problem

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

An app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches is promoting voluntary cleanup in Ireland

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

Study: Plastic emissions could double health damage

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...
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Spoonful of Shock: ‘Saving Our Seas’ dives into plastic pollution problem plaguing our planet

KTLA’s new ocean conservation series ‘Saving Our Seas’ dives into one of the largest and most worrisome issues facing our planet… the plastic problem. It’s a compounding catastrophe that has already ...
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Resolve remains for global plastic pollution treaty after talks fall short

Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...
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Chemists convert plastic waste into a powerful new tool to capture carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours into oceans, rivers, and landfills. These crises often feel separate, yet they ...
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Yes, we can eliminate plastic pollution (by 2050)

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...
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How chewing gum contributes to plastic pollution—and how to reduce its environmental impact

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...
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Ontario researchers team up to tackle plastic pollution

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are taking on the pressing environmental problem by using ...