Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...
The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...
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Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...
Three species of bacteria in combination are capable of breaking down PAE diethyl phthalate, an important component in plastic pollution. Yet none of the three can do the same thing in isolation to ...
Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...
New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...
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Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds
Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...
Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.
Along the final stretch of the Seyhan River, in southern Türkiye, plastic bits in various colors dot the water and sediment. When the river bends, shredded plastic, degraded by the elements, forms ...
Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...
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