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Tag: ocean plastic

plastic pollution Environment Sustainable Living 

Plastic Pollution and the Recyclable Ruse

April 22, 2021June 15, 2022 Science Connectedocean plastic, plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is piling up. It has a negative impact on human health as well as on the health of other animals and the environment.

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Plastic pollution Environment Oceanography 

Ocean Plastic Mounts Despite Cleanups

August 25, 2020March 14, 2023 Science Connectedocean plastic, pollution

Ocean plastic is accumulating rapidly, but reducing plastic waste and improving surface cleanup technology can make a difference in the future.

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littering Environment Opinions and Editorials 

How the History of Littering Should Impact the Solution

June 24, 2020June 22, 2020 Science Connectedocean plastic, plastic pollution

LIttering has wreaked havoc on ecosystems all over the world. What do we do now to amend the global problem of chronic waste?

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Sea turtle photographed by Lorianne DiSabato at the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Environment Oceanography Zoology 

To Sea Turtles, Ocean Plastic Smells Like Food

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Science Connectedanimal behavior, ocean plastic, pollution, sea turtles

Sea turtles may eat plastic found in the ocean because it builds up a layer of microorganisms and smells the same as their food, a new study finds.

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Spotlight: Environment

A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water. Biology Ecology Environment Water Pollution 

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing
Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful...
People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin. Biology Environment Sustainable Living 

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling
A common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.
Researchers have developed a recycling system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products–using just the energy from the sun. Image credit: University of Cambridge

Sunlight Powers Recycling of Carbon Dioxide and Plastic

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedbiofuel, carbon dioxide, plastic pollution, recycling, solar power
Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Credit: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedalgae, carbon dioxide, carbon fixing, climate change, seawater
A field of sorghum. Bioenergy sorghum hybrids can restore carbon levels in soil, improve soil fertility, provide biomass for biofuel production, and combat climate change. Credit: K-State Research and Extension; license CC by 2.0

Bioenergy Sorghum: The Green Crop of the Future

February 8, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, environmental protection, green energy, soil health
A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires.

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
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