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Krill may be breaking microplastics down into even smaller particles in our seas

March 12th, 2018 Krill may be reducing the amount of microplastic in the oceans through their digestive system, creating nanoplastics in their place, a new study has found. The study in Nature Communications found that the small crustaceans – a staple in the diet of seals, whales, squid, and penguins Read more…

By Felipe Wasserstein, 6 yearsMarch 12, 2018 ago
Marine

Plastic bottles found at over 80 per cent of coastal sites, new study finds

February 13th, 2018 Plastic bottles were found at over 80 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed during the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch Survey on coastal waste and marine litter. Launched this morning at Trinity College Dublin, the survey results indicate that plastic bottles are the primary macro litter item found Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsFebruary 13, 2018 ago
Marine

Worrying levels of microplastics in Fleur de Sel, new German study reveals

January 26th, 2018 Although marketed as the ‘caviar of the sea’, Fleur de Sel may contain much larger amounts of microplastics than normal salt, a new German study suggests. Fleur de Sel is seen as an extraordinarily noble salt by many customers. Due to its harvesting method, usually by hand Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 6 yearsJanuary 26, 2018 ago
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