2023年10月31日 · Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that result from both commercial product development and the breakdown of larger plastics. As a pollutant, microplastics can be …

5 天之前 · In reality, these patches are almost entirely made up of tiny bits of plastic, called microplastics. Micro plastics can’t always be seen by the naked eye. Even satellite imagery …

2023年11月27日 · Approximately half of all plastic pollution is submerged below the ocean surface, much of it in the form of microplastics so small that we may never be able to clean …

2023年10月19日 · This is because plastic bags, like all plastic materials, eventually break up into microscopic pieces, which scientists refer to as microplastics. Microplastics have been found …

2019年5月21日 · The focus of the article is microplastics and the threat they represent not just to young marine life, but to a broader ecosystem that relies on healthy stocks of young fish. Just …

The research questions driving the Gallatin Microplastics Initiative were: • What is the distribution of microplastic in the watershed? • Where can it be found and in what concentrations? • What …

It often breaks down into smaller and smaller particles, called microplastics, which can be ingested by both animals and people. Fortunately, there are things we can do to help—like …

2023年10月19日 · Microplastics are breaking down further into smaller and smaller pieces. Plastic microfibers (or the even smaller nanofibers), meanwhile, have been found in municipal …

2025年2月7日 · Common types of marine debris include various plastic items like shopping bags and beverage bottles, along with cigarette butts, bottle caps, food wrappers, and fishing gear. …

But gains on that front have given way to losses in others, as microplastics have become more prevalent. Emily Penn skippers the 72-foot, steel-hulled Sea Dragon, which carries scientists, …