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"Scientists discover deep-sea microplastic hotspots driven by fast-moving underwater avalanches"
#Plastic #Plastics #Microplastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-scientists-deep-sea-microplastic-hotspots.html
Phys.org · Scientists discover deep-sea microplastic hotspots driven by fast-moving underwater avalanches
"Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago"
#Australia #Plastic #Plastics #Environment
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-plastic-australian-coastal-cities-decade.html
Phys.org · Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. They suffuse our #air, our #soil, the #food we eat and the #water we drink. They’re being detected everywhere, from Antarctic sea ice to human brains. A new #study published reveals how #microplastics hinder #photosynthesis across a wide range of plant species—including crucial food #crops." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/
Scientific American · Microplastic Pollution Is Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
"‘Plastic People’ documentary exposes the human health threats from plastic "
Mongabay Environmental News · ‘Plastic People’ documentary exposes the human health threats from plastic Microplastics are a growing ecological and human health crisis: Scientist have found the tiny plastic particles everywhere they’ve looked for them, including human placentas and brains. In a new documentary, Plastic People, filmmakers Rick Smith and Peter Raymont delve into the plastic pollution that contaminates people from before birth and can bring about early death. […]
"Microplastics don’t just shed off of plastic items from overuse, like when a water bottle breaks down over weeks or months of being washed and refilled. They also leach into our food and drinks with even the brief use of a product with plastic components, alarming scientists."
NBC News · It doesn't take much for microplastics to leach into food, researchers warn
Degradable bioplastics offer a smart solution to nitrogen pollution
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-degradable-bioplastics-smart-solution-nitrogen.html
Phys.org · Degradable bioplastics offer a smart solution to nitrogen pollution
From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/from-burger-wrappers-masks-bird-nests-story-throwaway-culture #Animalbehaviour #Environment #Netherlands #Pollution #Worldnews #Plastics #Wildlife #Animals #Biology #Science #Europe #Birds #Waste
The Guardian · From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture
Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero #Plastics https://www.ecowatch.com/plant-based-leather-alternative.html #Science
EcoWatch · Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero Plastics
"UK’s plastic bag levy leaving loopholes for online retailers, MPs warned"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics
https://www.edie.net/uks-plastic-bag-levy-leaving-loopholes-for-online-retailers-mps-warned/
"Bangladesh continues promotion of biodegradable bags amid battle against polythene"
Mongabay Environmental News · Bangladesh continues promotion of biodegradable bags amid battle against polytheneOn a busy morning in November 2024, a dramatic scene unfolded in a supermarket in Banani, Dhaka. Government officials, armed with security personnel, launched a joint operation to crack down on the widespread use of plastic bags. As the supermarket employees wrapped goods in the familiar crinkling plastic, officers moved in, ready to seize the […]
In the nests of birds up high,
Lies a tale of waste in the sky,
Burger wrappers and masks,
In a landfill's dark tasks,
Mother Nature mourns with a sigh.
#GuardianLimerick #Plastics #Birds #Waste #Wildlife #Pollution #Environment #Animals #Netherlands #Europe #Biology #Science
The Guardian · From burger wrappers to masks, bird nests tell story of throwaway culture
Setzkasten XL
Display case filled with toys washed ashore the beaches of Kure and Midway Atoll and swallowed by Laysanalbatrosses. The albatrosses were found with stomachs filled with plastic objects on both atolls (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).
Realized with the help of Kure Atoll Conservancy.
[Swaantje Güntzel, Setzkasten XL, 2018, plastics, wood, glass, 41, 3x 31,5 cm]
Foto: Tobias Hübel
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #object #marinedebris #pacific #kureatoll #midwayatoll #midway #pazifik #waste #toys #spielzeuge #beach #strand #kureatollconservancy #plastik #plastics #laysanalbatros #albatrosse #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel
Display case filled with toys washed ashore the beaches of Kure and Midway Atoll and swallowed by Laysanalbatrosses. The albatrosses were found with stomachs filled with plastic objects on both atolls (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).
Realized with the help of Kure Atoll Conservancy.
[Swaantje Güntzel, Setzkasten XL, 2018, plastics, wood, glass, 41, 3x 31,5 cm]
Foto: Tobias Hübel
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #object #marinedebris #pacific #kureatoll #midwayatoll #midway #pazifik #waste #toys #spielzeuge #beach #strand #kureatollconservancy #plastik #plastics #laysanalbatros #albatrosse #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel
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"The review synthesizes the extensive scientific evidence showing that #FossilFuels and the fossil fuel industry are fueling not only the #climate crisis but also public health harms, environmental injustice, #biodiversity loss, and the #plastics and agrochemical pollution crises."
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-fuels-climate-health-biodiversity.html
#Polycrisis
Phys.org · Fossil fuels drive climate, health and biodiversity crises, scientists warn
I LOVE adding a 4th dimension to the #plastics that @polarbirgit collected for our #CitizenScience study on #Arctic beaches:
-Usage & disposal
-Citizen science
-Analyses by professional science
Metamorphosis into art by Jia-Jen Lin for Künstlerhaus Bethanien in #Berlin 
! @awi
Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields. Some farmers say agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, is becoming even more necessary as climate change fuels extreme weather.
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"First and foremost, the campaigners are calling for a reduction in the production of plastic.
“The single-use #plastics that we are being inundated with in our life everywhere, when we have other options, are basically Big Oil’s way of continuing to push for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry,” says Dr Singh."
Reminder: Plastics "Recycling" is a MYTH.
euronews · New investigation links Texas fracking to European plasticsMore than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’.
"Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance"
Mongabay Environmental News · Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalanceScientists are finding microplastics everywhere they look for them. A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea turtle nests on a remote Malaysian island. Researchers warn that microplastics could alter nest temperatures, potentially skewing the sex ratio of incubating turtles that could further endanger species already facing significant challenges. Up to 1,700 green […]