Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

A vast amount of the plastic garbage littering the surface of the ocean may be disappearing, a new study suggests. Exactly what is happening to this ocean debris is a mystery, ...

Judging from the amount of trash left behind along the Southern California coast, lessons about litter still need to be taught to beachgoers. Two ocean-focused groups, the Shark Lab in Long Beach ...

The environmental group Ocean Conservancy said that during its annual International Coastal Cleanup day, volunteers in more than 100 countries collected about 20.5 million pounds of trash.

Ocean litter, specifically plastic, which isn’t biodegradable, is an issue many parties — citizens, government, business, and special interest groups, among them — think should be addressed ...

Tool to track marine litter polluting the ocean Date: April 28, 2021 Source: Florida State University Summary: In an effort to fight the millions of tons of marine litter floating in the ocean ...

Gloves and masks are seen with other litter on the ocean floor. From Opération Mer Propre. Plastic pollution covid waste. Prev Next ...

5 The cigarette butt gets dumped into the Pacific Ocean at Playa del Rey. On a “dry weather” day, the creek flows slow and steady at about 5,000 to 10,000 gallons per minute.