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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Stanford teams tracking the path of microplastics from source to sea

"So as a scientific community, we know that microplastics are everywhere, but we don't exactly know how they get everywhere or where they come from. And if we're going to do anything to mitigate this problem, that's a really important question that we need answered," says Savoca, who is based at Stanford's Hospkins Marine Station on Monterey Bay.
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fromWIRED
2 months ago
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UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

Continued negotiations on the plastics treaty are essential, but consensus-based decision-making is hindering progress.
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fromwww.nature.com
3 months ago

The Ocean Is Awash in Millions of Tons of PlasticMost of It Is Invisible

Nanoplastics are pervasive, found in all environments, including human tissue, and constitute the dominant fraction of marine plastic pollution.
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