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10/09/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
REPORT: 8–14 million tons of microplastics are polluting the ocean floor
There could be some eight to 14 million tons of microplastic sitting at the bottom of the ocean, according to a groundbreaking report said to be the first global estimate of microplastics on the ocean floor. Published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, the report offers a glimpse of the scale of microplastics – minuscule […]
10/07/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Waves of trash wash up on pristine beaches of Honduran town
Waves of garbage have washed up on the shores of a small Honduran town, affecting wildlife and the local economy that’s mostly dependent on the town’s pristine beaches to draw up tourists. Officials said enormous islands of trash appeared on the coast of Omoa in northern Honduras on Sept. 19. According to the Voice of America, the […]
10/05/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Car tires a major source of microplastics in California coastal waters, warn scientists
A recent study found that the tires of cars, trucks and other vehicles may be shedding rubber particles that eventually get washed away by stormwater, contributing to trillions of pieces of microplastic particles in California’s coastal waters. An international group of researchers made an inventory of microplastic sources to identify all the ways these plastic pollutants are getting into the San Francisco Bay. They […]
10/05/2020
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By Cassie B.
Doubly dangerous: Seabird populations are threatened by both plastic pollution and the harmful chemicals they contain
The plastic pollution problem plaguing our oceans has been getting a lot of attention in recent years, but much of it is focused on how all this is affecting fish. It’s an important issue to highlight, but the fate of seabirds is often overlooked. Unfortunately, they are also suffering from this environmental disaster, and scientists […]
09/21/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
REPORT: Reducing global plastic pollution would require halting plastic production, improving waste management, participating in cleanups
Plastic pollution is a global threat, killing animals and choking thousands of landfills. The plastic crisis also poses a significant threat to human health in the form of microplastics and toxic chemicals from plastics. But despite the numerous studies on plastic pollution and its far-reaching impact on the entire planet, there is still so much to learn […]
09/14/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Plastic food packaging overtakes cigarette butts as most abundant litter on beaches
Chip bags, plastic drink pouches and similar plastic rubbish have become the most abundant trash found along beaches, outpacing cigarette butts as the top litter for the first time in more than three decades. This dismal development is among the findings of the Ocean Conservancy’s latest report on its annual beach cleanup. In 2019, its International […]
09/13/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
An unlikely threat to oceans: Delicate wash cycles on washing machines release tons of microplastic fibers into waterways
The delicate wash cycle in washing machines may not be so delicate after all: Recent research found that delicate wash cycles shed more microfibers than ordinary spin cycles. Researchers from Newcastle University partnered with Proctor & Gamble to test the effects of various variables such as temperature and water volume on microfiber shedding. They found that the greater […]
09/03/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Researchers find large quantities of plastic in hatchling sea turtles stranded on Florida’s beaches
Sea turtles around the globe are either endangered or threatened. Florida alone is home to five species of endangered sea turtles, and all of them are afforded some form of local or international protection. Despite this, sea turtles continue to face a serious and emerging threat: plastic pollution. In a recent report, scientists and rehabilitators from […]
08/25/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Ireland to reduce plastic waste production by eliminating all single-use plastic
Single-use plastics, like cutleries, plastic bags and food containers, constitute a huge chunk of the plastics accumulating in landfills or disintegrating in the oceans as microplastics. Plastic consumption has taken a huge toll on both land and sea, affecting not just marine life but flora and fauna, too. Countries around the globe had been taking steps […]
08/19/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean could amount to more than 200 million tons, according to recent projections
There could be more than 200 million tons of minuscule plastic fragments floating across and beneath the entire Atlantic Ocean, and that’s just for three of the most littered plastics. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) found 12–21 million tons of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene suspended in the top 200 meters (m) of the Atlantic. Lead author […]
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