Pages tagged with: pollution
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Public encouraged to help protect seas and shores from pollution
Plymouth University news: Public encouraged to help protect seas and shores from pollution
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International Marine Litter Research Unit
International experts in marine litter or debris, University of Plymouth.
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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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Clearing the air
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Clearing the air - how should the energy sector respond to the climate emergency? University of Plymouth, 10 December 2019.
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International Marine Litter Research Unit publications
Learn more about Plymouth University International Marine Litter Research Unit publications
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Plastics and pollution
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: Plastics and pollution
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University scientists contribute to government’s Future of the Sea report
Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth, contributed to the Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science
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Dr Imogen Napper: researching plastic pollution within the marine environment
Dr Imogen Napper is working to #EndPlasticSoup at the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit.
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Influencing a sea-change against plastic pollution in the marine environment
Influencing a sea-change against plastic pollution in the marine environment. I'm Dr Imogen Napper, a marine scientist at the University of Plymouth and this is my story.
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Is there a real risk from nanoparticles of plastic in the environment?
Plymouth University news: Plymouth and Heriot-Watt launch a £1.1 million, NERC-funded project called RealRiskNano to examine the risks tiny plastic particles pose to the food web including filter-feeding organisms like mussels.
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Our sustainable seas
Scientists linked to the Marine Institute feature in the Sustainable Seas report produced by the Government’s Environmental Audit Committee
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Recycled electrical products lead to hazardous chemicals appearing in everyday items
A study at the University of Plymouth shows chemicals such as bromine, antimony and lead are finding their way into food-contact items and other everyday products because manufacturers are using recycled electrical equipment as a source of black plastic