Microplastics

Green Turtles Confusing Plastic for Food Says Research

The green turtles which are poster animals for the azure oceans and clean pristine waters have been found to be…

5 years ago

Microplastics Found in Ice Samples From Arctic’s Northwest Passage

First in the fishes, then in the human gut and now in the untouched ice of the arctic region --…

5 years ago

Microplastics Found in Molluscs From India’s Southeast Coast

For the first time, Indian scientists have found microplastics and colorants inside the commercially important Asian green mussel Perna viridis…

5 years ago

WSDS 2019: The Plenary for Cleaner Oceans

The WSDS plenary on 'Moving Towards Cleaner Oceans' saw Mr M Rajeevan, secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences talk about Oceans…

6 years ago

EU Proposes Ban On Over 90% of Microplastics Pollutants

A wide-ranging ban on microplastics covering about 90% of pollutants has been proposed by the EU in an attempt to…

6 years ago