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02/05/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Single-use plastics from Asian ships have been piling up on a remote South Atlantic beach since the ’80s, warn scientists
An uninhabited island in the South Atlantic Ocean is surprisingly covered in plastic bottles. Scientists are inclined to believe it means ships are dumping plastic litter far from its origin. Researchers from South Africa and Canada monitored volumes of plastic litter that have drifted to Inaccessible Island. This remote island sits in the middle of […]
02/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: More than 1.5 billion face masks believed to have flooded oceans in 2020
More than 1.5 billion face masks produced in 2020 will pollute the world’s oceans, according to a recent report from Hong Kong-based marine conservation organization OceansAsia. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the report and director of research for the organization, said the masks are just a small fraction […]
01/28/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA pledges to regulate PFAS in drinking water
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new action items that would put the agency one step closer to regulating “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The toxic chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have contaminated drinking water in the U.S. over the past few decades. More than two years ago, […]
01/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Plastic fibers from clothes are polluting the Arctic ocean – study
Microplastics – microscopic pieces of plastic – have previously been found in Arctic sea ice. Now, new research shows that microplastics are polluting the entire Arctic region, including the North Pole. Published in the journal Nature Communications, a study by researchers from Canada found an average of 49 microplastic particles per cubic meter of seawater throughout the Arctic. Of these, 92.3 […]
01/15/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Mussels, oysters have highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood
Those mussels, oysters and scallops on your plate may be harboring a secret ingredient: microplastics. A recent study by researchers from Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull in the U.K. found that mollusks contain the highest concentration of microplastics – microscopic bits of plastic – out of all seafood. Published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the study takes a […]
12/18/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Toxic chemical in car tires, not climate change, is killing off West Coast salmon
For decades, scientists noticed that salmon returning from the Pacific Ocean to spawn along the West Coast turn up dead in huge numbers whenever it rains. This phenomenon has confounded many experts and even led others to believe that warmer water due to climate change was the culprit. Now, scientists from Washington and California have identified the […]
12/10/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Chemical in car tires linked to salmon die-off
Populations of coho salmon along the U.S. west coast have been on the decline over the last two decades due to sudden mass die-offs. Now, scientists from Washington and California have identified the culprit: a poisonous substance related to a chemical preservative for car tires. The chemical preservative, known as 6PPD, is used worldwide to slow […]
11/27/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Marine metal pollution weakens scallops, affecting their growth and survival
Heavy metals contaminating seabeds are causing king scallops to develop more brittle shells and increasing their risk of predation. This is according to a new study led by researchers from the University of York in the United Kingdom. Published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, it showed that king scallops collected in the coastal waters around the Isle […]
11/19/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Dead fish carry toxic mercury to deepest parts of the ocean, study reveals
A new study has shown that carcasses of fish that once lived in near-surface waters sinking to the deepest and remotest parts of the ocean carry toxic mercury, contaminating the creatures that dwell in these depths. Published Monday, Nov. 16. in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study provides evidence that mercury […]
11/11/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists discover massive dumping ground for toxic DDT pesticide just off LA coast
Using a deep-sea robot, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) discovered an extensive ecological disaster that has eluded scientists for decades. Sitting on the ocean floor just off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles are rusting, leaking barrels — about 60 in total. A close inspection of deep-sea sediments collected from the […]
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