In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to higher ...

Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of microplastics may increase the risk ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists ... "My team tested one type of cleanup device here in Plymouth and showed it removed ...

Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source ... ghost gear is the type most likely to prove lethal. Working with fishers to keep ghost gear out of the ocean not only benefits marine ...

Nutrient pollution, also called eutrophication, is another type of water pollution ... An irritant (e.g. particulates less than 10 micrometers) may cause respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular ...

Most of us are aware of the manmade plastic pollution that ends up ... prevent more from settling in the oceans. Estimates suggest ghost gear is about 10% of global marine litter, which could ...

Oil spills may be dramatic and devastating, but they're not the biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution — not by a long shot. A report released Wednesday gives that distinction to fossil fuel ...

Plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and an estimated 8-10 million metric ... has developed three types of technologies to remove plastics from rivers and oceans: a barrier for ...

Many people are aware of plastic pollution in the oceans ... path to address marine plastics. The Ocean Nexus Center was founded in 2019 as a 10-year initiative based in UW EarthLab that includes ...