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Waverley Council is helping staff and the community map dangerous litter and marine debris at our beaches and waterways. It recently invited local...

U of T Assistant Professor Chelsea Rochman and Chris Sawicki, vice-president of infrastructure, planning and environment, at the launch of the Seabins...

People could be ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic a week according to a WWF International study. The microplastics often enter our food chain through drinking water and shellfish.

The microplastics identified were dominated by fibers and fragments, according to the study.Gang

Date Time Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal The Ganges River – with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers – could be responsible for up to 3 billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal every day, according to new research. The study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the river and was conducted using samples collected by an international team of sc...

There is strong evidence that homes in Europe and North America are directly polluting the Arctic with fibres from laundry via wastewater discharge.

13 JANUARY 2021 The proliferation extends from the highest peak in the world to the beginnings of life itself. Even the remoteness of Earths polar regions offers no shelter from the storm – and new research helps to explain just where this endless inundation of microplastic debris is coming from.   In a new study led by ocean pollution researcher Peter Ross from the Ocean Wise Conservation Association in Canada, scientists analysed the distribution of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean, samp...

Vicki Beaver / Alamy Polyester fibres make up nearly three-quarters of microplastic pollution in the Arctic and probably come from textile manufacturing and household laundry. We already knew that microplastics are present in the Arctic, but new research shines a light on the source of these tiny fragments. Peter Ross at the University of British Columbia in Canada and his colleagues examined seawater samples from 71 locations across the Arctic taken from 3 to 8 metres below the surface. Advert...

Microplastic pollution is a global issue, but where do they come from and how are they transported across the ocean? A new study finds polyester microfibres are common throughout the Arctic Ocean.

DNA Special: Microplastic found in placenta of unborn babies, experts bewildered Though scientists have not been able to understand the impact of the microplastic on babies’ health, however, they say it may cause long-term hazards Share Updated: Jan 1, 2021, 11:27 AM IST In an alarming find, researchers in Rome have detected microplastics present in the placenta of several unborn children. Extremely small particles of plastic were found in the placenta of the babies and their mothers alth...