Plastic oceans

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Blue mussels flush out most of the microplastic fibers they ingest

1 week 3 hours ago By Annie Won

Human-made microplastics are found in all the oceans. The most abundant type are fibers, which are shed from materials like carpets and fleece clothing, while their small size means that marine animals as small as zooplankton can consume them.

Textile microfibers at south European seafloor mainly from washing

3 weeks 5 days ago By Annie Won

Not much is known about the textile microfibers in the seafloor sediments.

How disposable contact lenses pollute our oceans

3 months 3 weeks ago By Annie Won

Disposal contact lenses, like many plastic items, do exert a toll on the environment once they vanish from our sight down the sink or toilet bowl.

Released balloons found in Florida Keys Wildlife Refuge

5 months 3 weeks ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The National Wildlife Refuge System - within the U.S.

'Green' Welsh Primary School launches their opening with a balloon-release

5 months 4 weeks ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Ironically the Powys based school prides itself on being a “GREEN” School.

Polystyrene foam debris pollution on the beach in Galway, Ireland

Three-quarters of northwest Atlantic fish have consumed microplastics

9 months 4 weeks ago By Annie Won

Recent research has found microplastics in nearly three-quarters of the mesopelagic fish caught in the northwest Atlantic.

Whale may have died after eating plastic bag

3 years 1 month ago By Annie Won

Originally believed to be a minke whale, a postmortem revealed it to be a fin whale. It was the fifth fin whale to be stranded in the county for the last 25 years.