by faster | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: August 6, 2020 SNIP: Where do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay for a few pennies in the hope they become some other ignorant dreamer’s problem. As a marine biologist, I am increasingly aware that the casual...
by faster | May 13, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: May 12, 2020 SNIP: Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of mismanaged waste could be blowing ashore on the ocean breeze every year, according to scientists who have discovered microplastics in sea spray. The study, by researchers at the...
by faster | May 1, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: BBC DATE: May 1, 2020 SNIP: Scientists have identified the highest levels of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor. The contamination was found in sediments pulled from the bottom of the Mediterranean, near Italy. The analysis, led by the University of...
by faster | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Sunday Post DATE: February 10, 2020 SNIP: A study in Antarctic has found that over three quarters of the penguins surveyed in South Georgia had microfibres in their stomachs. Smaller than a baby’s fingernail, and often coated in toxic chemicals, they can lodge...
by faster | Dec 27, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 27, 2019 SNIP: Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers, with research revealing that London has the highest levels yet recorded. The health impacts of breathing or consuming the tiny plastic particles are unknown,...
