Pages tagged with: marine-litter

Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic

A study by the University of Plymouth and the Marine Biological Association has revealed flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean

Marine litter: Are there solutions to this global environmental challenge?

What's on at the University of Plymouth: Marine litter: Are there solutions to this global environmental challenge? Sidmouth Science Festival talk. 13 October 2021.

13Oct 2021

TYRE-LOSS: Lost at Sea – where are all the tyre particles?

TYRE-LOSS: Lost at Sea – where are all the tyre particles? The new study aims to assess an until now hidden form of marine litter and show the effects it could have on our seas.

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

Student to swap labs for life on the ocean waves to gain greater understanding of microplastic pollution

University of Plymouth news: Imogen Napper, a PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth, is one of 24 women signed up to participate in eXXpedition North Pacific 2018, which will start in Hawaii on June 23 and finish in Seattle around five weeks later

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

BIO-PLASTIC-RISK: biodegradable bioplastics – assessing environmental risk

BIO-PLASTIC-RISK: biodegradable bioplastics – assessing environmental risk. Research will establish the fate of Biodegradable bioplastics (BBPs) in the environment and their effect on organisms and ecosystem function.

PISCES: a systems analysis approach to reduce plastic waste in Indonesian societies

PISCES: A systems analysis approach to reduce plastic waste in Indonesian societies

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

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.

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.

Working with industry to reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment

University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit: We work with businesses, funding agencies and policy-makers to inform and shape textile and packaging solutions to reduce the impact of plastic waste