FAU joins first global effort to map microplastics in ocean systems
An international team of scientists has mapped microplastic distribution from the surface to the deep sea.
An international team of scientists has mapped microplastic distribution from the surface to the deep sea.
The global organizer of Earth Day is calling for an effort to mobilize people to tackle the current generation of ...
Plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
Microplastics are less than 5 mm in length, formed from the breakdown of larger plastics or produced for commercial use.
Negotiations foundered over such issues as a cap on plastic production and restrictions on the use of certain chemicals.
Environment Florida held 16 patrols for plastic pellets across the state and found pellets at eight locations.
Nurdles, or plastic pellets, are tiny beads of raw plastic used to make all kinds of things, from grocery bags ...
Plastic pellet dumping and spills have been documented across the southern US, including in Florida.
Nanoplastics are attracting growing concern thanks to technological advances that have made them easier to detect and analyze.
As the world moves from using fossil fuels in power plants and vehicles, plastics have been described as the industry’s ...
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