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#1335652022-02-28
In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury
Years of artisanal mining along the Madre de Dios River and its tributaries have left their marks, both seen and unseen. Miners, swarming to the region in a modern-day goldrush, have cleared away pockets of this sliver of the Peruvian Amazon.
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#1335212022-02-25
PFAS pollution led to contamination of US drinking water wells, study finds
Pollution by toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in America’s aquifer system has led to widespread contamination of private and public drinking water wells, data from a new study by the US Geological Survey finds.
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#1334662022-02-23
Caffeine: Emerging contaminant of global rivers and coastal waters
Whether it’s found in a cup of hot joe, a chunk of chocolate, or an energy drink, caffeine is one of our favorite tipples — but alas, all the mild psychostimulant contained in those daily “pick me ups” has to go somewhere.
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#1334212022-02-22
Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD
Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for "coordinated and global solutions" ahead of expected talks on an international plastics treaty.
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#1334232022-02-22
Plastic recycling shouldn't be an end in itself
Wanting to keep plastics in circulation is currently en vogue. According to Magdalena Klotz, however, high collection rates are of little use if recyclate only replaces virgin material to a limited extent.
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#1333752022-02-21
Flipflopi sets sail on expedition to map impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean
There is limited data on the extent and impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean region; Flipflopi and partners will map the extent of marine litter in the ocean and around the UNESCO heritage site of the Lamu archipelago; the baseline study will be used to inform potential interventi ...
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#1333222022-02-18
Plastic pollution is bad, but how exactly is it linked to climate change?
From bags caught in hedgerows to bottles bobbing in the ocean, the visible signs of our single-use plastic addiction are everywhere. We all know that plastic pollution is a big problem. But what is less talked about is exactly how plastic contributes to global warming.
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#1332412022-02-16
From mountains to oceans: Plastic pollution exceeds Earth's safe limit
Scientists have warned that 14 million tonnes of plastic end up in oceans every year and only less 10 per cent of the world's plastic waste is recycled
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#1332522022-02-16
How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat
People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis sometimes pass by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch.
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#1331972022-02-15
Wood burners emit more particle pollution than traffic, UK data shows
Wood burning in homes produces more small particle pollution than all road traffic in the UK, according to revised government data.
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#1331982022-02-15
Drugs have dangerously polluted the world’s rivers, scientists warn
Humanity’s drugs have polluted rivers across the entire world and pose “a global threat to environmental and human health”, according to the most comprehensive study to date.
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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.
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#1331552022-02-14
Could Protein-Based Bioplastics Bring Relief for Oceans and Landfill?
More than eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year—a serious danger for the environment and health. Biodegradable bioplastics could provide an alternative.
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#1331702022-02-14
How ‘forever chemicals’ are using marine life to travel the world by sea
When scientists found women in the remote Faroe Islands had unusually high concentrations of toxic industrial chemicals in their breast milk, it seemed a surprising discovery.
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#1331092022-02-11
Pollutionwatch: ultrafine particles from aircraft engines endanger lives
The clear blue skies of the first lockdown are being crisscrossed by contrails once again. These white lines are caused by ice crystals that form on the huge numbers of tiny, ultrafine particles that come from aircraft engines.
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#1331292022-02-11
Air pollution makes it tough for pollinators to stop and smell the flowers
Amid the smog, butterflies, bees and other insects are having a hard time smelling the flowers they so dutifully pollinate.
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#1330732022-02-10
Pollution clean-up aims to create Gaza's first nature reserve
The road meandering towards Gaza Valley is notorious for the stench of pollution choking the plant and animal life that once flourished in the Palestinian enclave's biggest wetland.
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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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#1330992022-02-10
Beach bots, sea 'raptors' and marine toolsets mobilised to get rid of marine litter
Often quickly disposed of but lasting in the environment for tens to hundreds of years, plastic litter pollutes our seas worldwide, creating a serious threat to wildlife and contributing to climate change as they break down.
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#1330452022-02-09
Plastic pollution in oceans growing dramatically, WWF warns
Wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday that plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.
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#1330462022-02-09
Plastic waste has now infiltrated all parts of the ocean
In this file photo taken on 21 January, 2020 a man paddles on a boat as plastic bags float on the surface of the Buriganga river in Dhaka. WWF sought to bolster the case for action in its latest report, which synthesises more than 2,000 separate scientific studies on the impacts of plastic pollu ...
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#1329842022-02-08
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire drinking water
Drinking water containing dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals has been pumped into the homes of more than 1,000 people, the Guardian can reveal.
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#1329852022-02-08
‘Forever chemicals’: what are PFAS and what risk do they pose?
PFAS are a family of thousands of human-made substances – nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment – that have been widely used since the 1940s in a huge range of everyday consumer products and industrial processes.
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#1330032022-02-08
Sri Lanka landfill site is killer feeding ground for elephants
THE beauty of birds soaring and swooping across the sky signalled we were nearing an alien sight in nature - elephants feasting on deadly plastic at a landfill site.
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#1330282022-02-08
‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters
Container ship accidents at sea should be considered the “oil spills of our time”, warned environmental organisations that found a toxic mix of metals, carcinogenic and other harmful chemicals on plastic washed up on Sri Lanka’s beaches after a cargo ship fire.
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#1329742022-02-07
Dumping plastic in waterways is 'criminal', pope says in TV interview
Dumping plastic in waterways is “criminal” and must end if humanity wants to save the planet for future generations, Pope Francis said in a television interview on Sunday.
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#1329482022-02-04
Olympic ice rinks put spotlight on potent greenhouse gases
The ice rinks that play host to figure skating and speedskating competitions at the Beijing Olympics will also be putting a major environmental problem on the world stage—the potent greenhouse gases often lurking in refrigerators, air conditioners and other cooling systems.
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#1329022022-02-03
As world drowns in plastic waste, U.N. to hammer out global treaty
At the end of February, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will tackle a challenging task: the creation of a landmark treaty to control plastic pollution worldwide.
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#1329152022-02-03
Satellites and light reflections help environmentalists spot coastal plastic waste
Geospatial scientists have found a way to detect plastic waste on remote beaches that are not visible in conventional satellite images, bringing us closer to global monitoring options.
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#1329352022-02-03
Microplastics: The ‘Missing Plastics’ of the Ocean Uncovered by Scientists
Plastics that are for one-time use are called Single Use plastics, like utensils, wrappers, and other items. Out of the 300 million tons of plastics that are produced yearly, there is 50% contributed by single-use plastics.
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#1328462022-02-01
Fortune favours the prepared: Fixing the COVID-19 waste problem to build back better and tackle climate change
COVID-19 showed that the world was unprepared to cope with a surge in medical waste — but it also presents an opportunity to fix a problem that has huge implications for mitigating climate change, fighting pollution, and creating resilient health systems.
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#1327862022-01-27
'The smell of death'. Peruvians race to rescue animals as oil spill spreads
Peruvians are racing to save animals caught up in a devastating oil spill that has been blamed on a volcanic explosion near Tonga. Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez has said that some 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled in the incident, which has left oil on 21 beaches.
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#1327112022-01-25
‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise
When Adnan Sheikh took his family on holiday to Sri Lanka last October, he booked them into a hotel for two weeks in Sarakkuwa beach, just off the coast from where the X-Press Pearl cargo ship caught fire and sank five months previously.
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#1327032022-01-21
Elephant’s trunk may be one of most sensitive body parts of any animal Bees: Air pollution prevents pollinating insects from finding flowers
Air pollution is causing problems for insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research suggests.
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#1326902022-01-20
Polar ice contaminated with nanoplastics
Decades-old polar ice contains significant amounts of nanoscale plastic particles. Studying ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, an international team of scientists have identified several types of nanoplastic particles, including particles that originate from tires.
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#1326092022-01-19
Nearly half of countries' shared fish stocks are on the move due to climate change, prompting dispute concerns
Climate change will force 45 per cent of the fish stocks that cross through two or more exclusive economic zones to shift significantly from their historical habitats and migration paths by 2100, a challenge that may lead to international conflict, according to a new UBC study.
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#1325762022-01-18
Peru beaches suffer oil spill blamed on waves from Tonga volcanic eruption
The Pampilla Refinery, part of the Spanish company Repsol, said there had been a "limited spill" of oil off the coast of Callao and Ventanilla districts near Lima Saturday due to the violent waves produced by the eruption on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
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#1325782022-01-18
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists
The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon which humanity depends, scientists have said.
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#1325532022-01-17
'Banned' bee-harming pesticide approved for use, despite expert advice
Emergency use of a product containing the chemical thiamethoxam has been authorised in England because of a virus which affects sugar beets.
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#1325602022-01-17
In Kathmandu, a struggle for water amid worsening floods
Stuffed garbage bags float gently down the Bisnumati River in the western part of Kathmandu. The river, sacred to Nepal’s Hindu and Buddhist populations, is one of the main waterways running through the Kathmandu Valley. Brownish water empties from pipes directly into the river: unfiltered sewag ...
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#1325002022-01-14
Londoners told to reduce physical activity on Friday due to pollution
Londoners should avoid strenuous physical activity on Friday due to “very high” levels of pollution, experts have warned. The poor air quality is the result of an intense area of high pressure covering western Europe. The associated lack of air movement means emissions from vehicles and other po ...
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#1325022022-01-14
Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump
Sri Lanka (AP) — Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend.
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#1324762022-01-13
Chemical cocktail’ polluting English rivers - MPs warn
Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes.
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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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#1324342022-01-12
‘Babies here are born sick’: are Bolivia’s gold mines poisoning its indigenous people?
Outside a small brick house shared by four families, Daniela Prada, who is heavily pregnant, gathers guava leaves to make a tea for her two-year-old son.
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#1323952022-01-11
Meet Mr Trash Wheel – and the other new devices that eat river plastic
The Great Bubble Barrier is just that – a wall of bubbles. It gurgles across the water in a diagonal screen, pushing plastic to one side while allowing fish and other wildlife to pass unharmed.
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#1324122022-01-11
Plastic bags and sanitary pads in Indian elephant dung worry wildlife enthusiasts
In a viral video from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, wildlife conservationists are seen examining wild elephant dung to study the gentle giant’s diet and health.
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#1323372022-01-06
Increase in US wildfires has led to increase in co-occurrence of two kinds of air pollution
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has found that an increase in wildfires in western parts of the United States has led to increases in two kinds of air pollutants in areas both near to the fires and far away.
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#1323092022-01-05
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in anti-fogging sprays and wipes
Anti-fogging sprays and cloths often used to prevent condensation on eyeglasses from wearing a mask or on face shields may contain high levels of potentially toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, according to a new study led by Duke University.
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#1322622021-12-22
No mountain high enough: study finds plastic in ‘clean’ air
Microplastics from Africa and North America found airborne in French Pyrenees, 2,877 metres above sea level