microplastics

Microplastics in the Ocean are More Abundant than Previously Thought

May 23, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 24, 2020

A new study from the Plymouth Marine Institute in the U.K. has found that the amount of microplastics in our oceans is much higher than previously thought. Scientists trawled off the coast of Maine in the U.S. and the coast… [read]

Microplastics are In Your Poop

October 29, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 31, 2018

According to a recent study presented at the 26th United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, the plastics surrounding the food we eat has now made it into our gut. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria… [read]

Microplastics In Tap Water and Beer Around the Great Lakes, and Everywhere Else

May 14, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A new study sampled twelve different beers in the Great Lakes area and found all to be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers also surveyed tap water from the same region and found microplastics in eight of the nine samples as well.… [read]

Dead Sperm Whale Had 64 pounds of Plastic and Other Trash In Stomach & Intestines

April 19, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A 33-foot sperm whale carcass surfaced near a lighthouse in Cabo de Palos on Spain’s southeastern coast in February. Washington Post reported that a necropsy revealed the whale had “trash bags, polypropylene sacks, ropes, net segments and a drum, among… [read]

How Microplastics Enter the Food Chain Through Organic Fertilizers

April 18, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 18, 2018

Much of the discussion surrounding microplastics in the environment have focused on our oceans, but a new report from Germany confirms that these tiny bits of plastic are also entering the food chain through organic fertilizers. Reducing and reusing waste… [read]

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Now Twice the Size of Texas

March 26, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 26, 2018

According to a new study, there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic and other trash (mostly plastic) all within a 1.6 million square kilometer area of the North Pacific Ocean (600,000 square miles). That’s 16 times larger than… [read]

Ocean Plastic To Triple Within A Decade

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

The amount of plastic in world’s oceans is expected to triple within a decade according to a new UK government report called the “Foresight Future of the Sea.” The report found that 70% of the litter in our oceans is… [read]