The list of freshwater and marine ... are effects from plastics on animals at nearly all levels of biological organization,” Rochman says. “We know enough to act to reduce plastic pollution ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled ...

In addition to the deeply detrimental impact that plastic pollution is having on marine life, there are other underlying costs too, particularly with regards to both marine and coastal activities, and ...

You see photos ... the plastic is in the ocean, it decomposes very slowly, breaking into tiny pieces known as microplastics, which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea ...

Algae and marine ... Plastic waste scattered along a beach, highlighting the growing impact of pollution on coastal ecosystems and plant life. (Photo by: Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group ...