Researchers from Kyushu University and Asahi Kasei Corp. have developed a new way to estimate the age of microplastics found in the upper oceans, combining plastic oxidation analysis with UV exposure and ambient temperature.
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Clean tech startup Seabin has launched a GoFundMe campaign through June 8, World Oceans Day, to finance its debut at Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles.
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OSIL have announced a new addition to their Marine Snow Catcher / Microplastics Sampler family. These samplers can facilitate a greater understanding of the export processes of the oceanic organic carbon and nutrient cycles. This can help to predict how these processes may change in the future.
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Five trailblazing innovations have won a total of $525,000 as a part of Conservation X Labs’ Microfiber Innovation Challenge for their ability to reduce or prevent microfiber pollution.
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Twelve innovative solutions for addressing plastic microfiber pollution have been selected as finalists with a chance of winning a share of $650,000 as part of the Conservation X Labs (CXL) Microfiber Innovation Challenge.
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The mass of “invisible” microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12 to 21 million tonnes, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. Significantly, this figure is only for three of the most common types of plastic litter in a limited size range. Yet, it is comparable in magnitude to estimates of all plastic waste that
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