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Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year

Ecology
The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according to new research.

Ukrainians in Antarctica will make souvenirs from plastic waste

News
Antarctica has strict rules for waste management: a person does not have to leave behind any garbage.

Research: Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development

Ecology
Antarctic krill are especially vulnerable to these environmental stressors due to their close association with sea ice

Crime scene tape set to revolutionize microplastics research

Ecology
Easylift tape is already being employed more widely and was used to collect microplastic samples during a transatlantic sailing expedition on former racing vessel the SV Jolokia last year.

Mathematical model predicts the movement of microplastics in the ocean

Ecology
A new model tracking the vertical movement of algae-covered microplastic particles offers hope in the fight against plastic waste in our oceans.

The missing ‘plastic sink’ in the ocean

Ecology
Marine waste does not care about borders and has reached the most remote corners of our oceans and seas.

Plastic in Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals

Ecology
Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.

Plastic waste from MV X-Press Pearl threatens to devastate Sri Lanka’s environment

Ecology
Sri Lanka faces 'worst beach pollution' in history from burning ship

Research: Water companies are main cause of microplastic pollution in UK’s rivers

Ecology
They are releasing wastewater during periods of dry weather into river flows that are too sluggish to disperse microplastics downstream.

Microplastics are affecting melt rates of snow and ice

Ecology
As a result of this melting, the planet's bright, reflective surfaces decrease in area. And as a result of that decrease, even more sunlight is absorbed by the surface, resulting in greater warming.

Coldplay adopts Interceptor to join the Ocean Cleanup Mission

Ecology
‘NEON Moon 1’ will start collecting plastic in Malaysia this summer

Microplastic collection device to be Installed on Marusumi Paper’s wood chip carrier

General
Accelerating Ocean/Global Environmental Conservation Using Merchant Vessels
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