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Seabirds deposit microplastics onto Arctic

November 16, 2020

Seabirds in the Arctic may be removing microplastics from the ocean and dumping them right back on land. “Colonial seabirds could be acting as an important source of microplastic concentration in Arctic environments,” said Madelaine …

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National parks are full of microplastics

June 30, 2020

National parks like Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain and the Grand Canyon — places that people generally think of as pristine —are plagued by microplastics, researchers have found. In a recent study published in Science, they …

Dana Kobilinsky

Microplastics detected in birds of prey for first time

June 12, 2020

For the first time, researchers have detected microplastics in the guts of birds of prey. These tiny particles, which may come from clothes, cosmetics or the breakdown of larger plastics — have turned up in …

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Researchers focus on microplastics

February 25, 2020

A group of five-dozen researchers are gathering in Bramerton, Washington, this week to gauge the risk of microplastic pollution in the region and help plan how to respond. “This is an alarm bell that’s going …

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Researchers find plastic microfibers in fur seal scat

November 20, 2018

After examining scat of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis), researchers discovered significant amounts of plastic microfibers in most of the samples. The researchers looked at the scat of 51 female fur seals on Guafo …

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