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Plastic Pollution and Microplastics: A Growing Threat
The Ubiquity of Plastic in Our Lives Plastic has become an inevitable part of modern life. If you look around, almost ...
Fiji Water Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Microplastics
A lawsuit claims FIJI Water misled consumers about its product's purity and environmental impact, specifically highlighting ...
Scientists call on U.S., Canada to confront 'ubiquitous' Great Lakes microplastics pollution
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...
The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...
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Plastic pollution wipes out Kabul river's turtles and Sher Mahi fish
Nowshera—Once a thriving haven for aquatic life, the Kabul River is now a shadow of its former self. Severe plastic pollution is poisoning the water and decimating the river’s biodiversity ...
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Researchers find microplastics for the first time in the Finnish Sámi waters
In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for ...
‘BACK TO PLASTIC’: Trump Vows to Keep the Government on Plastic Straws
The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...
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D.C.’s proposed bottle bill aims to tackle high-profile pollution in Anacostia River
Bill sponsors say a bottle bill could help alleviate pollution that has long affected communities of color. It calls for a 10 ...
New Study Finds Microplastics In Human Brain Tissue—Should You Be Worried?
Scientists examining postmortem brain tissue found microplastic levels significantly higher in the brain compared to other ...