Tag: pollusion

The scientists say that enriching waters with particular species of bacteria could be a natural way to remove plastic pollution from the environment.

Every year, about 50 tonnes of floating debris are collected from the docks in the port of Antwerp.

A mask weighing about three grams released about 3,000 microplastics.

NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are teaming up to test remote sensing technology for use in oil spill response.

Earlier, Ukraine could analyze and monitor such an environmental catastrophe as oil spill, because the Russian port of Novorossiysk is located near Crimea. But after Russia had occupied the peninsula, Ukrainian scientists were deprived of the opportunity to do such work.

Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country's Black Sea coast that appeared to be far bigger than initially thought.

If this information is true, the spill will jeopardize fish, birds and marine ecosystems in the area.

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

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

SPEARS is an innovative, in-situ technology that absorbs PCBs “like a sponge”, from contaminated sediment in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner.

Matching grants bring total to $5.9 million for 23 projects across 18 U.S. states and territories