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Moreover, the discovery could help to alleviate the global problem of plastic waste polluting the ... and are often contained in the waste in the sea,” said Hiroshi Uyama, a professor of ...

Kochi: A classic case of approving projects without proper studies has left the Fisheries Department with egg on its face.

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Hey, art lovers! The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art has unveiled its latest exhibition, “Duke Riley: O’er the Wide and ...

Friesland is launching a project to track how plastic waste from the province ends up in the Wadden Sea. Over the next three ...

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