Causes Credit: Uladzimir Zuyeu/BigStock Photo ID: 431375807 Microplastics are the not-so-secret ingredient in marine snow Particles of tiny, degraded plastics coated with biofilms sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon with them.
Causescommons.wikimedia.org Microplastics are in our bodies. How much do they harm us? The science is unsettled, but researchers say there is cause for concern.
Scientists can spy shrimp eggs from space By analyzing the light it reflects, scientists can say whether that floating blob in a satellite image is made up of plastic, shrimp, seaweed, or something else.
Solutions The Ocean Cleanup device returns with plastic Now the plan is to recycle that plastic into products you can buy to help fund the effort.
Solutions www.nationalgeographic.com Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about Because tires are made of natural rubber and plastic, it’s easy to miss just how much they contribute to pollution in our oceans.
