causing physical harm and introducing toxins into marine food webs. Plastic pollution has considerable economic and social effects. Tourism suffers when beaches and coastal areas are littered with ...

The problem of maritime plastic-waste pollution first became apparent in the 1970s. In the half-century since then, the ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Rescue centers are overwhelmed as disoriented animals wash ashore, victims of a fast-growing toxin fueled by warming waters ...

Domoic acid is the toxin responsible for killing hundreds of marine mammals ... warming temperatures and an increase of pollution can drive the growth and occurrences, according to the CDC.

Nylon-based products such as clothing and fishing nets are notoriously slow to degrade, especially in marine environments, ...

Rivalling nylon in strength, a new polymer is able to decompose in marine environments at a much faster rate.<br /><br /> ...

to respond to distressed marine mammals in L.A. County. That means they’ve been overstretched by the latest toxic boom, leading to a funding gap of about $750,000. The motion, introduced by ...

The Isle of Man government has said it is “fully committed to environmental protection and transparency” regarding its Unesco ...

As marine life in California are continuing to be affected by the toxic algae outbreak, the state's Department of Fish and ...

For example, 4,000 tons of toxic silt from harbor dredging ... steps to prevent and eliminate pollution of PCBs from land-based sources entering the marine environment in line with Article ...