Scientists issue warning after discovering disturbing underwater 'snow' phenomenon: 'Millions of tons'

Scientists have discovered that microplastics are binding to marine snow particles, according to a study published in Water ...

Underwater robot reveals ocean carbon storage in real time

SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon ...

Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...
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Plastic pollution: Plastic particles have been found in melted arctic snow

There are thousands of plastic particles in dirty air that sits over Europe and Asia. Researchers found that those particles arrive in the Arctic through currents in the atmosphere. The plastic then ...
Science Daily

Microplastics in soil: Tomography with neutrons and X-rays shows where particles are deposited

It is a real problem: Microplastic particles are everywhere. Now a team has developed a method that allows it for the first time to precisely localise microplastic particles in the soil. The 3D ...