Topics
microplastics
February 28, 2017
United Nations Environment Programme launches global campaign to eliminate ocean plastic pollution; calls on governments, industry, and consumer to take action and reduce plastic use
Topics: microplastics, plastics
Reading time: 1 minute
February 22, 2017
EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes reports on marine litter in Europe, addresses microplastics and different sources of food and beverage packaging items in the marine environment
Topics: microplastics
Reading time: 1 minute
February 16, 2017
Article in The Guardian provides extensive summary on plastic ocean pollution, microplastic contamination of seafood, implications for human health, and ways forward
Reading time: 1 minute
February 1, 2017
New United Nations report finds microplastic contamination in commercial fish and shellfish; more research needed to determine risks for human health
Topics: food, microplastics
Reading time: 2 minutes
September 5, 2016
Greenpeace UK releases report on microplastics in seafood; compiles most recent academic research; recommends banning mircobeads and generally applying precautionary principle
Topics: microplastics
Reading time: 1 minute
August 25, 2016
Talk by Pete Myers at the CE100 Annual Summit 2016 explains endocrine disruption and why it is important; shows how marine plastic pollution contaminates food chain and increases exposure to EDCs
Reading time: 1 minute
August 24, 2016
Ensia article highlights the need for a global environmental agreement on plastics and outlines how it could be shaped
Topics: microplastics
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 18, 2016
New study shows that chemical pollutants sorbed to microplastics accumulate in fish after ingestion
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 9, 2016
Epoch Times article: Plastic production, consumption, and pollution on the rise; direct effects on humans unknown; solutions overdue and needed
Topics: microplastics
Reading time: 1 minute
July 25, 2016
Article in The Japan Times highlights issue of hazardous chemicals accumulating in microplastics and transferring into the food chain
Topics: microplastics
Reading time: 2 minutes
