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Image shows a plastiglomerate of coral rubble held together by melted plastic debris, undated photo. This artificial 'rock' can endanger the environment through greater decomposition into microplastics and higher pollution levels. (Birgit Mohr, Kiel University/Newsflash)

Plastic Waste Burning Creates Dangerous Rock-Like Compounds Harming Our Oceans

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 26, 2023

A new study has identified new rock-like compounds that are being created and polluting the sea after they are created from burning plastic waste. The discovery that was made by…

Image shows Lake Tahoe, located along the state line of California and Nevada, USA, undated photo. Researchers from the city of Vienna, Austria, found out that it has more microplastic than in the world's most polluted subtropical ocean. (Newsflash)

US Lake Tahoe Has Most Plastic Waste In New European Study

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 24, 2023

The USA's two-million-year-old Lake Tahoe, known for its insanely beautiful blue colour, contains a higher load of microplastics than the world's most polluted oceans. The groundbreaking research led by the…

Picture shows an injured juvenile South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis), on July 1, 2023. It was rescued, treated and returned to the sea in Punta Medanos, Argentina on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

South American Fur Seal Badly Injured By Plastic Sheet Stuck Over Its Head Is Released Back Into The Wild

Post author:Ana Lacasa
Post published:August 11, 2023

A happy ending for this South American fur seal that almost died when it got its head stuck in a piece of plastic sheeting that opened up a gaping wound…