News tagged with: marine-litter
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Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
A study by the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment
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Study provides first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
A new study, led by the University of Plymouth, has provided the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the southern Caribbean and some of the environmental and human factors which might influence its distribution
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University explores impact of climate change and microplastic pollution in the Antarctic
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are involved in an international scientific expedition - Antarctic Quest 21 - investigating humans' impact on the Antarctic
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Message in a bottle project launches with new scientific trackers
The University of Plymouth is among the partners in a first-of-its-kind study tracking how plastic bottle pollution moves through the open ocean, with each device named for a G7 nation.
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Social media and science combine to show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway
A ship’s container lost overboard in the North Atlantic has resulted in printer cartridges washing up everywhere from the coast of Florida to northern Norway, researchers at the University of Plymouth found.
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University researchers help provide a beacon of hope in quest to eradicate ghost fishing
Professor Richard Thompson OBE and Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones, of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, worked on a new report showing that a simple piece of technology could reduce the fishing gear lost to our oceans
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Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children’s toys and food packaging
Some of the planet’s rarest metals – used in the manufacture of smartphones and other electrical equipment – are increasingly being found in everyday consumer plastics, according to new research by the University of Plymouth.
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Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal
Led by the University of Plymouth, the study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the Ganges River.
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Microplastics in the Death Zone
Scientists from the University of Plymouth identified plastic fibres in snow samples collected 8,440 metres above sea level, near the summit of Mount Everest
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University works on multimillion-pound project to create plastic ‘hope spots’ in Bali
The University of Plymouth is among the key partners in a multimillion-pound project, supported by UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund, which aims to create “hope spots” in Indonesia’s battle against plastic waste.
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Plastics and rising CO2 pose combined threat to marine environment
Research involving the University of Plymouth found that three weeks in the ocean greatly altered the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles.
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Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Scientists at the University of Plymouth exposed the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), found in various locations across the world, to differing quantities of tumble dryer lint
