Tag: microplastics

Plastic Bottles, Not Bags, Cause the Worst Pollution to Europe's Waterways

Sponging Up Plastic Pollution

10/21/2023 - By Chris Baraniuk. Sponges. Is there anything they can’t do? For millennia, humans have used dried natural sponges to clean up, to paint, and as vessels to consume fluids like water or honey; we’ve even used them as contraceptive devices. Whether synthetic or natural, sponges are great at ensnaring tiny particles in… SEE MORE

Southern right whale by Wikimedia Commons

Whale’s Ingesting Up to 10 Million Microplastic Pieces Daily

6/9/2023 - By news.stanford.edu. Analysis of ocean plastic pollution and whale foraging behavior tracked with noninvasive tags shows whales are ingesting tiny specks of plastic in far bigger quantities than previously thought, and nearly all of it comes from the animals they eat – not the water they gulp. The largest animals… SEE MORE

Suzuki Marine USA’s 800-Mile Sustainable Fuel Journey to Promote Eco-Friendly Boating

Ocean Awareness

4/18/2023 - Tampa, FLA. — Suzuki Marine USA will embark on an important journey beginning Tuesday, April 18, setting out from Jacksonville, Florida on a nearly 800-mile journey by water to Washington D.C., where the 259 Sea Pro center console will be highlighted in an on-the-water display during the 2023 American Boating… SEE MORE

Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 humpwhaleimage via Wikimedia Commons

How much microplastic do whales eat? Up to 10 million pieces per day, Stanford research finds

1/21/2023 - By news.stanford.edu Analysis of ocean plastic pollution and whale foraging behavior tracked with noninvasive tags shows whales are ingesting tiny specks of plastic in far bigger quantities than previously thought, and nearly all of it comes from the animals they eat – not the water they gulp. BY JOSIE GARTHWAITE… SEE MORE

Tag: microplastics

Sponging Up Plastic Pollution

Whale’s Ingesting Up to 10 Million Microplastic Pieces Daily

Suzuki Marine USA’s 800-Mile Sustainable Fuel Journey to Promote Eco-Friendly Boating

How much microplastic do whales eat? Up to 10 million pieces per day, Stanford research finds

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