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Microplastics were found in the tissues of the marine mammals. Click to read more. Microplastics are tiny particles made from whole plastics as a result of the latter being disposed, shredded, or burnt.
We need to pay close attention to the potential impacts that high levels of microplastics might have on environments and find ways to reduce microplastic levels in Canada’s wastewater stream.
Tourists acting as citizen scientists have helped a research team detect microplastics on remote Arctic beaches. The global scale of plastic production means that these tiny fragments of plastic are now ubiquitous, and scientists fear that ocean currents will cause plastic to accumulate in the Arctic, damaging ecosystems. But our knowledge of the scale and type of plastic pollution in the Arctic is incomplete.
Plastic Free July might just be the opportune time to examine the benefits of moving toward natural fibers like cotton.
‘Forget about supermarket bags or plastic bottles — this is far bigger.’ Can science deliver substitutes?