New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for ...

By engaging with businesses, we aim to transform the plastic value chain, creating more circular ... killing wildlife and contaminating our food, air and water. Without immediate action, plastic ...

which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The main source of ocean plastic pollution is land-based—80% of plastic in the ocean originates on land. But what does ...

that use nuclear and isotopic techniques to study pollution processes and fingerprint pollutants’ sources. Contaminants that end up in coastal waters may accumulate in marine organisms through the ...

A food chain shows how animals obtain ... involves over thirty organisms found in the deep ocean. Human activities like deforestation, pollution, and overfishing can have huge impacts on food ...

The metals also accumulate in the tissues of animals exposed to them, and then make their way up the food chain as ... fire-related pollution and the outbreak now sickening marine animals.