Pages tagged with: plastic
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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.
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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.
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PISCES: a systems analysis approach to reduce plastic waste in Indonesian societies
PISCES: A systems analysis approach to reduce plastic waste in Indonesian societies
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Plastic Alchemy - Learn how to transform recycled plastics into beautiful sustainable designs
Plastic Alchemy - Learn how to transform recycled plastics into beautiful sustainable designs
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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
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International Marine Litter Research Unit publications
University of Plymouth International Marine Litter Research Unit: publications
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The Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research on marine microplastics pollution and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour
The Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research on marine micro-plastics pollution and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour. The Queen Anniversary prize for pioneering marine plastics and microplastics research and policy impact
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Plastic Fantastic
Plastic Fantastic: Professor Richard Thompson OBE features in a new three-part BBC Radio 4 series about our love/hate relationship with plastic.
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“African Flowers”: Aeolian plastic pollution in deserts
Professor Anne Mather secured GCRF funding in 2018: “African Flowers”: Aeolian plastic pollution in deserts
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7 questions with Professor Richard Thompson OBE
7 questions with Professor Richard Thompson OBE. Get to know the #PlymouthPioneer behind the University research team saving our seas from plastic.
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Plastics and pollution
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: Plastics and pollution
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Biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping three years after being discarded in the environment
Researchers from the University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK.
