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Microplastics

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High-flying microplastics could pose a threat to the ozone layer

Experiments suggest microplastic fragments with irregular shapes settle more slowly than spherical ones and may reach the stratosphere

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Environment

Microplastics found in the soil on farms used to grow crops

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Environment

Common compostable plastic fails to break down after a year at sea

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Environment

Tumble dryers shed hundreds of tonnes of microfibres into waterways

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Rubbish pulled from the great Pacific garbage patch

Environment

Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals

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Health

Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent

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Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

Life

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

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Environment

Å®ÉúСÊÓƵs warn of 'alarming' rise in ocean microplastic pollution

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Big Microplastic Survey. Layal?s Citizen Science Maker for 18th Feb. Photos from Layla's survey.

Environment

Help to create a global map of ocean microplastic pollution

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Antarctica from space

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Antarctica research finds microplastic in every sample tested

It had been assumed that Antarctica is a pristine continent untouched by human waste. Now, results from a 2019 voyage to Antarctica show the wide prevalence of microplastics on the continent

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Environment

Blue whales could be eating 10 million pieces of plastic every day

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Environment

Microplastics may be dragging faecal parasites from land into the seas

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Environment

Goo made from okra can filter microplastics out of water

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Technology

Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

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