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Category: Pollution

Threatening threads
Human Health Plastic

Threatening threads

We eat microfibers with our sea food. This can’t be good.
September 20, 2023September 19, 2023 Valeria Contreras
Timeless Trash Takes Center Stage?
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).…
August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 Krti Tallam
Impacts of oil spills in the Arctic can last for decades
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?
August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 Jiwoon Park
One man’s trash is not the ocean’s treasure
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?
August 7, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Assessing the Impacts of Derelict Fishing Gear
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.
July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Julie Maurer
Environmental policies banning leaded gasoline turns out to be effective in reducing lead pollution
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.
April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Jiwoon Park
Oh I do like to see inside the sea birds
Plastic Pollution

Oh I do like to see inside the sea birds

How to look inside sea birds to find plastics… without hurting them?
March 31, 2023 Valeria Contreras
Microplastic, macro problem: Microplastics discovered in fishes from remote coral reefs in the South China Sea
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.
March 30, 2023March 27, 2023 Katherine Grellman
A century-long record of mercury contamination in seabirds
Pollution

A century-long record of mercury contamination in seabirds

Seabird feathers can tell us how serious mercury pollution in the ocean is.
March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Jiwoon Park
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
February 28, 2023 Piper Evans
Can we use bacteria to help clean up plastic in the ocean?
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.
February 20, 2023February 17, 2023 Hannah Collins
Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes
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?
December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Coastal Erosion and Marine Litter Pollution
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.
November 30, 2022May 26, 2023 Alyssa Pietraszek
How much lost fishing gear contributes to ocean pollution each year?
Plastic Pollution

How much lost fishing gear contributes to ocean pollution each year?

A realistic global estimate for derelict fishing gear in our oceans.
October 21, 2022October 19, 2022 Kayla Mladinich
Silty Seas: A Look at Coastal Water Quality Following Wildfires
Pollution Remote Sensing

Silty Seas: A Look at Coastal Water Quality Following Wildfires

Wildfires may be impacting more than just air quality!
October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Cheyne Springbett
Surgical masks flood the ocean: another wave of the pandemic
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…
July 26, 2022July 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
An alternative for Brita water filters may come from the ocean
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
June 3, 2022May 31, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Life in plastic: Harmful bacteria and algae may hide in ocean plastic waste
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!
April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Julie Maurer
Searching for microplastics: Scientists find a ‘missing’ piece
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…
March 29, 2022March 23, 2022 Kayla Mladinich
When microplastics go marshing in: A tale of two tidal marsh birds
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.
March 25, 2022March 29, 2022 Cindy Lebrasse, Ph.D.

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