marine plastic pollution
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Microplastics Could Be Affecting the Weather, Too
New research this week is the latest to show that microplastics have polluted just about everywhere on Earth. Scientists discovered plastic particles in cloud samples collected from atop a mountain in Eastern China. The team also found evidence from lab experiments that these microplastics could potentially affect cloud formation and the weather, though more data…
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Microplastics Can Travel Into the Brain and Cause Behavioural Changes, Study Finds
Mice were exposed to microplastics in their drinking water, and those with higher exposures behaved erratically.
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The U.S. Barely Recycled Last Year
It’s easy to hate plastic recycling in the U.S. — even for the most conscious consumer.
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Even the Top of the Alps Are Littered With Microplastics
Microscopic bits of plastic are omnipresent. They’re found at the bottom of oceans, in our national parks, and as a recent study reports, the lofty reaches of the European Alps.