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#1339932022-04-12
Sunscreen chemicals accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass, finds study
Chemicals found in sunscreen lotions are accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass, a study has found.
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#1295572021-07-13
Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution
Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution. That's the overwhelming message from a new United Nations report, which says to reduce the amount of plastic entering the ocean, we must reduce the amount of plastic in the system, and that fragmented and p ...
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#1212982019-06-13
Taking the fight to the frontline: Island states unite to end pollution
Washington DC, 13 June 2019 – Twenty-seven Small Island Developing States have come together in a bid to manage and eliminate toxic chemicals and waste in some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems under a new initiative announced today in Washington DC.
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#1198502019-02-08
Tasmania's lakes among most contaminated in the world
Metal contamination levels in some of Tasmania’s lakes are among the highest in the world, a new study has found, while those within the state’s Wilderness World Heritage Area have also been badly polluted by mining.
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#4781Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-10) to the Basel Convention
17 - 21 October 2011, Cartagena, Colombia
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#2095The 7th Session of the Interim Commission for Phytosanitary Measures
4 - 8 April 2005, Rome, Italy
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#1258482020-11-25
The Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds
To examine the relationship between bird abundance and air pollution, researchers from Cornell University, New York, tracked the monthly changes in bird abundance, air quality and regulation in over 3,000 U.S counties over a 15 year period.
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#1290342021-06-02
The Coca-Cola Company And The Ocean Cleanup Join Forces To Clean Up 15 Of The World’s Most Polluting Rivers Of Plastic Waste
The Coca Cola Company and The Ocean Clean-Up project have announced they will be collaborating on a ground-breaking partnership to clean up some of the world’s worst polluting rivers - and collect plastic waste which can be recycled to make new bottles
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#1195282019-01-22
The End Of Plastic Cutlery, Plates And Straws: EU Market Says Goodbye To Single-Use Plastic Products
Europe wants to lead the fight against plastic pollution. On January 18th EU member states confirmed the provisional agreement reached between the presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on a new directive to introduce restrictions on certain single-use plastic products.
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#1203702019-03-14
The Looming Plastic Pollution Crisis
Recent studies in the Arctic revealed that each litre of sea ice contains around 12,000 particles of microplastic, which scientists believe are being ingested by native animals and marine life.
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#1267The Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP-7)
25 - 29 October 2004, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1348982022-06-07
The dead shellfish littering our beaches tell you a lot about safety and secrecy in Britain
With every passing week, it looks more like a cover-up. The repeated mass strandings of crabs and lobsters on the coast of north-east England, and the ever less plausible explanations provided by the government, are the outward signs of an undersea disaster and a grim new politics.
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#1218982019-08-14
The demand for luxury shellfish is polluting the ocean with plastic
The federal government has taken action recently to reduce the amount of plastic waste found on land and in oceans, rivers and lakes.
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#1280432021-04-14
The eco-entrepreneurs waging war on plastic pollution in oceans
Plastic is in pretty much everything that we use, and it’s become a major source of pollution, particularly in the world’s oceans. Money Mind looks at how some organisations are helping to stem the tide.
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#1298792021-08-10
The fight to preserve the last quiet places on a noisy planet
Natural silence -- the kind when you hear nothing but the sound of nature around you -- is becoming increasingly scarce. The rumblings of man-made noise can be heard even in the remote corners of national parks and deep in the Arctic Ocean.
Meeting
#5890The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-14), the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9) and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9)
29 April - 10 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1229552019-11-11
The haunting reality of ocean plastics
While most of us might not think about ghosts again until next Halloween, the same can’t be said for ocean activists and fishers. According to a new report by Greenpeace, abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) — commonly known as "ghost gear" — makes up about 10 percent of t ...
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#1301142021-08-24
The horrifying way plastic pollution is endangering the Cape fur seal
Cape Town - A recent study by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Sea Search-Namibian Dolphin Project and Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) found that hundreds of Cape Fur seals were in extreme danger of being entangled in fishing lines and nets each year, because of plastic pollution, causing horrifi ...
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#1281032021-04-20
The majority of global farmland is at risk of pesticide pollution
A new study from the University of Sydney has revealed that 64 percent of the world’s farmland is at risk of pesticide pollution. The researchers also found that more than 30 percent of global agricultural land has a “high risk” of pollution from pesticide chemicals.
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#1197422019-02-04
The new plastic threat to marine life: Glue-like substances secreted by ocean bacteria
Microplastics are merging with bacteria and turning into large clumps in sea water, scientists have discovered. Glue-like molecules emitted by bacteria - called biopolymers - join with the plastic particles to form large masses.
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#1193082019-01-09
The ocean garbage patch is tiny compared to our carbon footprint
Last summer, I volunteered in Indonesia on the islands of Simeulue and Bangkaru. During this unique opportunity, I helped to monitor and protect the local green sea turtle population, and I witnessed firsthand the effects of waste on the environment.
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#1209642019-05-06
The plastic in our bodies
Nobody, it seemed, had thought to look before.
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#1248872020-03-26
The shutdown is clearing New York's air—but don't get too excited, geochemist says
Vehicle travel, factories, and other air pollution sources are shutting down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and satellites operated by NASA and the European Space Agency can see the difference.
Meeting
#6330The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16), the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-11) and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11)
1 - 12 May 2023, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1235502019-12-20
There's 'Several Orders of Magnitude' More Plastic in Rivers Than Oceans, Study Finds
Humans have produced an estimated 10 billion metric tons of plastic since the industrial era, most which has ended up as permanent waste in the environment that will define Homo sapiens’ legacy in the fossil record.
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#1331542022-02-14
These innovations are pulling plastic pollution out of rivers to stop it reaching our ocean. Here’s how
Protecting ocean ecosystems from plastic pollution is one of the defining environmental imperatives of our time.
Meeting
#1303Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (OEWG 3)
26 - 30 April 2004, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1982Third Session of the Stockholm Convention Expert Group on BAT-BEP
11 - 16 October 2004, Tokyo, Japan
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#1232452019-12-03
This Cemetery is Dedicated to Marine Life That Has Been Killed by Plastic
It's time to panic. Our forests are on fire, our ice caps are melting and the mercury is rising faster than you can say 'anthropogenic global warming'. But even as climate scientists unanimously raise the alarm on the disastrous effects of human activities on climate change, we continue to go ab ...
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#1217872019-08-02
This Irish teenager may have a solution for a plastic-free ocean
(CNN)A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem.
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#1248862020-03-26
This new kind of plastic is made to degrade in seawater
At five sites in the world’s oceans, plastic waste accumulates in large swirling gyres, the largest of which is three times the size of France. Millions of tons of plastic enters the oceans every year, damaging marine ecosystems, harming ocean animals and entering the human food chain.
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#1199632019-02-15
This unique map shows which rivers are most polluted with plastic
Every year, approximately eight million metric tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans – the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic every single minute.
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#1282572021-04-27
Thousands of barrels of toxic DDT found dumped in California ocean
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels possibly containing DDT dumped off the southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to the second world war has long been suspected.
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#1341272022-04-20
Thousands of satellites are polluting Australian skies, and threatening ancient Indigenous astronomy practices
Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples worldwide have observed, tracked and memorised all the visible objects in the night sky.
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#1216022019-07-17
Thousands of sharks and rays are likely entangled in plastic polluting Earth’s oceans
New research finds that thousands of sharks and rays could be entangled in the plastic polluting Earth’s oceans.
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#1238442020-01-21
Tide turning against plastic packaging
The global outcry against single-use plastics has put the issue of non-essential plastic consumption at the forefront of consumers’ minds. Customers are actively trying to reduce their consumption by switching to reusable cups, carrying around reusable bags, and looking for products with minimal ...
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#1219302019-08-16
Tiny magnets could help rid the ocean of harmful microplastics
An army of tiny magnetic coils could dissolve microplastics from water, and possibly help us clean up waterways and oceans.
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#1330862022-02-10
To tackle plastic menace, biodiversity board hands out 15,000 cloth bags to vendors across Goa
Aiming to get vendors and buyers accustomed to using an alternative to plastic, the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) has distibuted 15,000 cloth bags in different markets and traditional vegetabel sellers operating along highways across the state.
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#1347742022-05-31
Tobacco industry has ‘devastating’ environmental impact, WHO says
The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world’s biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO charged Tuesday.
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#1309602021-10-19
Toxic 'forever chemicals' found in tap water raise questions for scientists
Several chemicals found in South Florida tap water and surface water belong to a concerning group of contaminants that can pose serious health risks to humans and wildlife.
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#1269872021-02-11
Toxic air puts six million at risk of lung damage
About six million people aged over 65 in England are at high risk of lung damage and asthma attacks because of toxic air, according to a new report. It finds that older people and those with lung disease who are most vulnerable to the effects of pollution are often the most exposed.
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#1339172022-04-06
Toxic rat poison killing growing number of England’s birds of prey
A highly toxic rat poison is killing increasing numbers of birds of prey, figures show, as wildlife campaigners call for its use to be banned outdoors.
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#1260172020-12-03
Toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism
Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries—such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing—and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is used electronic items that are nearing the end of their useful life, and are discarded or given to b ...
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#1301612021-08-31
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study finds
Toxic PFAS compounds are contaminating the air inside homes, classrooms and stores at alarming levels, a new study has found. Researchers with the University of Rhode Island and Green Science Policy Institute tested indoor air at 20 sites and detected the “forever chemicals” in 17 locations.
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#1188522018-11-08
Tracking The Movement Of All Plastic Litter In The Ocean Is Crucial
At the end of October the European Parliament approved EU’s plans to ban, by 2021, throwaway plastics, which make up over 70% of the marine litter. This is part of the newly launched EU’s plastics strategy and of speeding up global action on marine plastics pollution. The G7 summit in Canada in ...
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#1207102019-04-10
Tracking the sources of plastic pollution in ocean
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is now widely recognised as a major global challenge — but we still know very little about how these plastics are actually reaching the sea. A new global initiative, led by the University of Birmingham shows how focussing on rivers and river mouths can yie ...
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#1268342021-02-03
Trash trap gets to work removing plastic waste from Vietnam's Red River
Removing the vast amounts of plastic waste already polluting our oceans is going to need tackling in a number of ways. But the flow of plastic from rivers also needs to be stopped, and that's what Vietnam's trash traps are designed to do.
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#1301362021-08-24
Trees should be planted without plastic guards, says UK study
Planting trees without plastic tree guards should be standard practice, a UK study has found, as leading conservation charities and landowners seek sustainable alternatives to reduce plastic waste.
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#1324312022-01-12
Tumble dryers found to be a leading source of microfibre air pollution
A single tumble dryer could be responsible for releasing 120m micro plastic fibres into the air each year, a study has found. Tumble dryers are one of the main sources of microfibre pollution in the atmosphere, according to research by Prof Kenneth Leung, director of the State Key Laboratory of ...
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#1264752020-12-28
UK beach clean: disco ball and pink pants among oddest items found
A full-size disco ball, a plastic Christmas tree and a double mattress were among the more unusual objects found by volunteers cleaning up the UK’s beaches this autumn.