Fedecops · @Federico
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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@MotherJones

A 75% reduction in plastic production is needed—yowza! But considering that 50% of all plastics in existence by 2017 where produced in the 13 years prior (2004–2017) science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv and that most ocean plastic pollution is from broken down fishing nets theguardian.com/environment/20 it seems feasible to drastically reduce global plastic production in the short term. All it takes is what we are lacking: decisive political action.

#ecosystemcollapse #plasticpollution #oceanpollution #climatechange #globalwarming

Last updated 1 year ago

AusSMC · @AusSMC
178 followers · 688 posts · Server aus.social

🌊🐙🦐 Floating sea creatures are attracted to the "garbage patch," where human waste has accumulated in the ocean

Researchers say the patch acts as a "flotilla" that allows organisms to travel to new habitats

scimex.org/newsfeed/all-roads-

#oceanpollution #marinelife

Last updated 1 year ago

Leanne J · @LDJ
112 followers · 926 posts · Server mastodon.green

Nurdles! A fun word but a dangerous pollutant in our oceans.

Please read and sign this petition: fauna-flora.org/nurdles/

#pollution #SaveOurOceans #marinelife #oceanpollution

Last updated 2 years ago

Anja · @HeyLaiverd
227 followers · 5535 posts · Server mastodon.nl

"Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics, reports new research

The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times as many microplastic particles as the surrounding seawater. This concentration at the base of the food web poses a threat to creatures that feed on the algae at the sea surface. Clumps of dead algae also transport the plastic with its pollutants particularly quickly into the deep sea—and can thus explain the high microplastic concentrations in the sediment there."

🔗: phys.org/news/2023-04-arctic-i

#arctic #microplastics #algae #ocean #pollution #oceanpollution #environment

Last updated 2 years ago

The-14 · @The14
18 followers · 604 posts · Server mastodon.world
BWheatNYC · @Bwheatnyc
451 followers · 2880 posts · Server mastodon.world

More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as pollution reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels flip.it/zfRxV2

#plastic #oceanpollution #pollution #water

Last updated 2 years ago

Heidi Burdett · @HLBurdett
84 followers · 77 posts · Server mstdn.science
Joana Julieta · @la_oceanologa
2 followers · 6 posts · Server mas.to

Mexico has banned smoking in public spaces since January 15, 2023. Cigarette butts have been at the top of the list of pollutants on beaches for years, will we be able to stop the enemy?

#oceanpollution #pollutants #banned #cigarretesmexico #mexico

Last updated 2 years ago

BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
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Tina M Casey · @Casey
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Tina M Casey · @Casey
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Tina M Casey · @Casey
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BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
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