Bottled water has surprisingly high levels of microplastics, according to a new study. That might endanger human health. Continue reading
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The known unknowns of plastic pollution
So far, it seems less bad than other kinds of pollution (about which less fuss is made) Continue reading
Stemming the Plastic Tide
10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans
The Yangtze alone pours up to an estimated 1.5 million metric tons into the Yellow Sea
Our seas are choking on plastic. A staggering eight million metric tons wind up in oceans every year, and unraveling exactly how it gets there is critical. A recent study estimates that more than a quarter of all that waste could be pouring in from just 10 rivers, eight of them in Asia. Continue reading
