Evidence shows cross-regional marine plastic pollution in green sea turtles

Researchers examined the diet and plastic ingestion of green sea turtles inhabiting waters around the Ogasawara Islands, ...
Earth.com

Green sea turtles are ingesting plastic from far beyond their range

“During their long journey to Ogasawara Islands, the green turtles are likely to ingest and accumulate plastic distributed ...
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The Great Pacific Garbage, once the world’s dirtiest ocean zone, is now home to dozens of species

It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s ...
New Atlas

New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment. Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s ...
The New York Times

Tons of Invisible Plastic Pieces Lurk in Ocean Water

A new study offers the first estimate of nanoplastic pollution in the ocean. There’s a lot. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey What do human brains, placentas and dolphin breath have in common? Signs of plastic ...
The Conversation

Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery

Kate Spencer receives funding from NERC, Lloyd's Register Foundation and EU Interreg IV programme Preventing Plastic Pollution Nan Wu works for Queen Mary University of London and the British ...
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UiB Plastic Cleanup Campaign 2024: "Plastic Island"

For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Bergen and its partners contributed to the national plastic cleanup effort, with this year’s cleanup targeting Lisle Lyngøy, an island near Hellesøy ...