Tag: Microplastics
EU microplastics ban needs to aim smaller, advisers say
A draft EU ban on microplastics would allow industry to use even smaller particles in cosmetics, detergents and paints, which could be more damaging than…
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Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’
There are trillions of microplastics in the ocean — they bob on the surface, float through the water column, and accumulate in clusters on the…
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Birds Are Eating Hundreds of Plastic Bits Daily, New Studies Find
The gruesome images of whales and deer dying after mistaking plastic for food has helped put into perspective just how severe the plastic waste crisis…
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Microplastics disrupt hermit crabs’ ability to choose shell, study suggests
When it comes to moving home, hermit crabs are experts, often swapping shells for the optimal abode. But now researchers have found that exposure to…
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