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Study: Microplastics pollute rivers on Indonesia’s Java Island
Yenisafak: Microplastics pollute rivers on Indonesia’s Java Island. Pollutants in 2 major rivers in Java, world’s most crowded island risk aquatic life and human health, says a study.
The high concentration of microplastics detected in the Bengawan Solo and Brantas rivers on Indonesia’s Java Island is not only […]
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Study: ‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas
Mongabay discusses ‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas.
A new study has found microplastics present inside human placentas, which could potentially affect fetal health and development.
The microplastics probably entered the women’s bodies through ingestion and inhalation, and then translocated to the placentas, the study suggests.
While further research needs […]
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Greenpeace signals alarm over growing amount of microplastics in Earth’s waters
CBS News discusses Greenpeace signals alarm over growing amount of microplastics in Earth’s waters. Around the world, scientists are becoming increasingly alarmed about an environmental threat that humans are just starting to understand – microplastics and other manmade materials seeping into oceans and seas. Roxana Saberi joined researchers with the […]
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The great global energy shift could push Moscow towards plastics production on Arctic tundra
The Barents Observer discusses The great global energy shift could push Moscow towards plastics production on Arctic tundra. Russia’s powerful petroleum industry feels a mounting pressure from alternative energy sources, and strong voices now say the country’s vast natural gas resources in the Arctic should be used in petrochemical.
There are […]
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Study: Environmental Health News, November 26, 2020
Environmental Health News discusses: a Study (not peered reviewed) – air pollution and children’s health; students and plastic waste; flame retardants; Study – unstable ice causing more deaths on winter ponds; and more.
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NYT Climate FWD, November 25, 2020
Articles include: Biden’s climate plans; Choosing a heating strategy; EPA’s Wheeler cancels some boondoggles; Pebble Mine permit rejection; GM and GHGs; winter ice becoming more dangerous;
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Study: No place is safe: Tiny bit of plastic pollute the snow, streams on iconic Mount Everest
Environmental Health News discusses No place is safe: Tiny bit of plastic pollute the snow, streams on iconic Mount Everest. “No one had ever looked at microplastics on Everest before—the scary thing is we found microplastic in every single snow sample that we took.”
Scientists have found microplastics hidden in […]
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Report: Tabulating the Victims of Plastic Pollution
Hakai Magazine discusses Tabulating the Victims of Plastic Pollution. Hundreds of sea turtles and marine mammals have been choked, snared, and hooked by plastic debris.
When biologists in Florida dissected the carcass of a manatee, they found its stomach and intestinal tract clogged with plastic bags. In Oregon, a photographer found a […]
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Studies: plastic pollution killing marine life
The New York Times discusses These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals. A new report examines how plastic waste affects marine wildlife. How severely the world’s plastic waste crisis is affecting marine wildlife is not fully understood, despite decades of research and gruesome images of
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Report: U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation
National Geographic discusses how the U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, report finds. The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes.
When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month […]
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