Tag: microplastics

Projections suggest global plastic production will double by 2040, with an accompanying surge in plastic waste.

The ocean is a major reservoir for microplastic contamination, putting coastal cities like Jacksonville at increased risk.

Nanoplastics are attracting growing concern thanks to technological advances that have made them easier to detect and analyze.

The trash problem first became evident in the 1980s and 1990s, when climbing and trekking in the region began to ...

Scientists found that more than 3,000 river basins globally are at risk of water scarcity by 2050 in one future ...

These cheaper-to-make, cheaper-to-buy items are discarded faster, generating waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

Proposed state legislation (HB 1641/SB 1126) identifies single-use plastic and polystyrene as containers that cannot be regulated.

The findings have implications for human health as nanoplastics are small enough to pass through the gastrointestinal tract, lungs.

These efforts have made recycling an option that consumers see as important – but to the detriment of more sustainable ...

For sea turtles to thrive, they need healthy beaches where their eggs can incubate successfully.