Category: Pollution
Plastic Pollution
Timeless Trash Takes Center Stage?
Kaandorp, M.L.A., Lobelle, D., Kehl, C. et al. Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris. Nat. Geosci. 16, 689–694 (2023).…
Pollution
Impacts of oil spills in the Arctic can last for decades
Forty years after an oil spill in the Arctic, the beaches look normal to bare eyes – but are they?
Plastic Pollution
One man’s trash is not the ocean’s treasure
Marine plastics couldn’t actually get into the areas we deem as pristine. Right?
Pollution
Assessing the Impacts of Derelict Fishing Gear
Interviews of divers and local fishers reveal the scale, and impacts of discarded fishing gear in the Eastern Caribbean.
Pollution
Environmental policies banning leaded gasoline turns out to be effective in reducing lead pollution
Read about how we can reverse pollution in the ocean by implementing effective environmental policies.
Plastic Pollution
Oh I do like to see inside the sea birds
How to look inside sea birds to find plastics… without hurting them?
Plastic Pollution
Microplastic, macro problem: Microplastics discovered in fishes from remote coral reefs in the South China Sea
Scientists quantify microplastics in various species of coral reef fishes from the Xisha Islands.
Pollution
A century-long record of mercury contamination in seabirds
Seabird feathers can tell us how serious mercury pollution in the ocean is.
deep sea Human impacts Plastic
Lebensspuren and müllspuren – the way trash is changing the sea floor
Artifacts from the deepest parts of earth are being shaped - literally - by plastic bags
Microbiology Plastic
Can we use bacteria to help clean up plastic in the ocean?
A "microbiosphere" could be engineered to introduce plastic-degrading bacteria to marine plastic pollution, but many questions still remain.
Plastic
Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes
We know how plastic pieces affect ocean life, but do we think enough about “invisible” chemicals from plastic?
Pollution
Coastal Erosion and Marine Litter Pollution
Coastal dunes, which are present along many coastlines, likely contain accumulations of litter that can enter the marine environment.
Plastic Pollution
How much lost fishing gear contributes to ocean pollution each year?
A realistic global estimate for derelict fishing gear in our oceans.
Pollution Remote Sensing
Silty Seas: A Look at Coastal Water Quality Following Wildfires
Wildfires may be impacting more than just air quality!
Pollution
Surgical masks flood the ocean: another wave of the pandemic
As covid-19 rages on the pandemic of surgical face masks in the ocean is just beginning. What will the effect…
Pollution
An alternative for Brita water filters may come from the ocean
Read about how diatoms (algae in the ocean) can be used to remove nickel from contaminated waters
Plastic Pollution
Life in plastic: Harmful bacteria and algae may hide in ocean plastic waste
Researchers from North Carolina investigate how many microbes can thrive inside a plastic bottle. Their findings may surprise you!
Plastic Pollution
Searching for microplastics: Scientists find a ‘missing’ piece
Researchers at FAU collected microplastics at different depths in the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre. What they found will alter global…
Plastic Pollution
When microplastics go marshing in: A tale of two tidal marsh birds
As microplastic pollution continues to threaten coastal biodiversity, this study confirms its presence in tidal marsh birds.