Pollution

Keep it Down!: Eels Having Problems Avoiding Predators in Noisy Waters

We don't traditionally think of our ships making noise that will disrupt animal behavior, but this study, looking at eels…

Climate Change Human impacts Pollution

An accidental find: Large quantities of microplastics are in Arctic sea ice!

Multiyear sea ice formation in the Arctic Sea uptakes microplastics from seawater, effectively acting as a sink for these man-made…

Pollution

Fish don’t need to lineup at Starbucks to get their morning coffee – they’re swimming in it!

Pharmaceuticals, corrosion inhibitors, biocides and stimulants are some of the most frequently detected micropollutants in the aquatic environment. They are…

Biology Chemistry Fisheries Hazards Human impacts Pollution

The Hairy Truth: Using Grizzly Bear hair to study mercury levels

A large portion of the North American Grizzly Bear population call Western Canada home. The diet of these bears ranges…

Biology Book Review Chemistry Coastal Management Hazards Human impacts Policy Pollution

MAYDAY! MAYDAY! We’ve Run Aground!!…Assessing the early impacts of the Costa Concordia wreck

A week ago, on July 23, 2014, the Costa Concordia was finally towed away from its wreck site near Giglio…

Biology Chemistry Pollution

Why Do Sea Turtles Get Tumors?

Large numbers of green sea turtles are growing tumors that impede their swimming, block their sight, and prevent them from…

Pollution

Seafood? Yes! Plastics? No!

Seafood is an important part of people’s diets worldwide, so it is crucial to understand the presence of microplastics in…

Biogeochemistry Chemistry Ecology Hazards Human impacts Pollution

Time for an oil change: How filter feeders avoid feeding on oil

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Here, a pair of researchers investigates the…

Biology Book Review Hazards Human impacts Pollution

Juvenile Pacific albacore party where the activity is hot: Studying the links between Fukushima-derived radionuclide distribution and fish migration

Radioactive particles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor entered the Pacific food chain in less than a month after the…

Human impacts Pollution

Category: Pollution

Keep it Down!: Eels Having Problems Avoiding Predators in Noisy Waters

An accidental find: Large quantities of microplastics are in Arctic sea ice!

Fish don’t need to lineup at Starbucks to get their morning coffee – they’re swimming in it!

The Hairy Truth: Using Grizzly Bear hair to study mercury levels

MAYDAY! MAYDAY! We’ve Run Aground!!…Assessing the early impacts of the Costa Concordia wreck

Why Do Sea Turtles Get Tumors?

Seafood? Yes! Plastics? No!

Time for an oil change: How filter feeders avoid feeding on oil

Juvenile Pacific albacore party where the activity is hot: Studying the links between Fukushima-derived radionuclide distribution and fish migration

How Much Garbage is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

On a mission to partition: the likelihood of flame retardants to bind to marine organic matter

Increasing fiber in your diet… microplastic fibers, that is