All posts tagged with microplastics
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-(Natural News) When it comes to pollution, not even the smallest organism is safe from its effects. Researchers from various institutions in Australia and Denmark revealed that plastic in the ocean inhibits the growth and oxygen production of photosynthetic marine bacteria. These bacteria are believed to be responsible for up to 10 percent of the oxygen […]
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-(Natural News) Hundreds of thousands of golf balls have littered the seabed off the coast of California. First discovered by a teenager, the toxic plastic trash is now getting cleaned up slowly but surely by concerned citizens. Alex Weber stumbled across the pollutants during a snorkeling trip in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2017. She and her […]
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-(Natural News) Plastic pollution in the ocean has claimed yet another marine animal as a victim – and in a particularly disturbing way. Gruesome images of a dead dolphin on a beach in Cornwall, U.K. reminded everyone of the deadly threat posed by plastic trash to marine life. Cornish local Simon Heester called in the […]
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-(Natural News) When you’re in a rush and don’t have time to prepare your own food, takeout is a quick and easy solution. But are you aware that your to-go meal often comes with a side of toxic chemicals? Many types of food packaging in the US market contain harmful chemicals that can bring short- and long-term risks such […]
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-(Natural News) In an effort to appear environmentally friendly, the Coca-Cola Company has announced plans to start making pop bottles out of recycled plastic waste pulled out of the world’s oceans. In a press release, Coca-Cola explained how it recently created 300 sample bottles made from ocean trash, which the company says demonstrates how “one […]
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-(Natural News) While most of us are aware of the dangers posed by pollution, we may not be aware that our very existence is being threatened in a very different way by plastics in the environment. Could the future of the human race be hanging in the balance? A recent study by researchers from the U.K.’s […]
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-(Natural News) The ocean has become a plastic soup. In 2010, scientists estimated that eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year, and the numbers only increase each year. This is a problem for marine animals and humans alike. To prevent this problem from getting bigger, people have to start implementing (and […]
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-(Natural News) If you listen to what the mainstream media is saying, you’ll be left with the impression that the United States is the filthiest country on the planet, generating far more plastic pollution and other waste – not to mention all that dreaded carbon dioxide (CO2) – than anybody else. But you’d be wrong […]
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-(Natural News) There’s some good news on the environmental front: Carbon emissions in the United States are reportedly at their lowest levels since 1992. But you’d never know it from the fake news media’s endless climate alarmism, which is causing mostly leftists to gnash their teeth about domestic phenomena like cow farts and plastic straws, […]
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-(Natural News) Our planet is drowning in plastic and the pollution it causes. This once useful material is now literally everywhere, surrounding us at work, in our homes, at school and at parks, lakes and beaches. Nobody could have predicted when Leo Baekeland created the world’s first fully synthetic resin-based plastic product back in 1907 […]
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