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 31, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 31, 2019 SNIP: Every year, 8m tons of plastic enters the ocean. Images of common household waste swirling in vast garbage patches in the open sea, or tangled up with whales and seabirds, have turned plastic pollution into one of the...
by faster | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: October 4, 2019 SNIP: The most comprehensive study to date of microplastics in California has turned up a mind-boggling amount of plastic particles in the San Francisco bay. An estimated 7tn pieces of microplastics flow into the San...
by faster | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: September 27, 2019 SNIP: Tea drinkers could be getting more than they bargained for in their brew, as a new study has found that a single plastic tea bag can shed billions of particles of microplastics. The researchers from McGill University...
by faster | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Wired, LAist, and Nature DATE: June 6, 2019 SNIP: Monterey Bay is one of the most beautiful and pristine-looking places on earth, but look below the surface and researchers have found evidence it’s teeming with microplastic. The tiny pieces are smaller...