#idw Paper cups are just as toxic as #plastic cups

Replace single use plastic cups with paper ones is problematic. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg show that a paper cup that ends up in nature can also cause damage as they also contain toxic chemicals. https://idw-online.de/en/news819564

#idw Artificial rocks from #macroplastics threaten #ocean health.

#German-#Indonesian research team identifies new rock-like compounds from #plastic waste and #coral rubble for the first time. It poses an increased #environment|al risk to coastal #ecosystems such as #seagrass beds, #mangroves or #coral reefs. The melted #plastic decomposes more quickly into #microplastic|s and is also contaminated with organic pollutants. https://idw-online.de/en/news818167

#DOF In #danish: #SeaBirds with #plastic in the stomach starving to death. #Meeresvögel mit Plastik im Magen verhungern. #Havfugle med #plastik i maven dør af sult. 8 ud af 11 #mallemukker fundet døde på kysterne omkring #Skagen havde plastik i maven. Skagen Fuglestation samler døde havfugle i et treårigt projekt, der skal give et fingerpeg om omfanget af plastikforureningen i vores havområder.
https://www.dof.dk/om-dof/nyheder?nyhed_id=2153

#Plastic debris in the #Arctic comes from all around the world – including #Germany

#AWI researchers have analysed the origins of plastic debris on the shores of #Svalbard.

https://idw-online.de/en/news808688

German: #Plastikmüll in der #Arktis stammt aus aller Welt – auch aus #Deutschland

Forschende des AWI haben Herkunft von #Plastik-Müll an den Stränden von #Spitzbergen analysiert.

https://idw-online.de/de/news808684