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05 Feb 2018

Whales are at 'significant' risk from ocean microplastic, says study

The team's analysis also found that species tend to congregate in areas that overlap "microplastic pollution hotspots", which include the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia.

27 Jan 2018

Corals becoming diseased due to plastic waste: Study

The findings, published in the journal Science, add to the burden of climate-related disease outbreaks that have already had an impact on coral reefs globally.

04 Dec 2017

Kenyan sea turtle manages lucky escape from humanity's plastic binge

Dozens of the endangered creatures need rescuing every year around Watamu, where plastic litter accumulates in Indian Ocean.

water pollution

17 Nov 2017

Scientists find plastic in creatures living at the bottom of deepest ocean on Earth

An analysis showed that each creature was found to have consumed some form of manmade material, including the plastics Nylon, PVC, and PVA.

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02 May 2017

Arctic waters littered by trillions of plastic debris swept in by currents

Every year, about eight million tonnes of plastic gets into the ocean, and scientists estimate that there may be as much as 110 million tonnes of plastic trash in the ocean.

05 Feb 2017

Malnourished whale found beached in Norway had consumed 30 plastic bags; euthanized

The whale was found with 30 plastic bags inside its stomach.

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