The Deep Ocean Harbors a Mountain of Microplastic Pollution
Four times as many plastic particles turned up in the deep waters of a “clean” patch of ocean than on the surface in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Four times as many plastic particles turned up in the deep waters of a “clean” patch of ocean than on the surface in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
New practices, and new chemistries, are needed to end the scourge
A genetically engineered strain of rice maintains high yields with less fertilizer
Wastewater contains billions of lenses, which eventually make their way into the environment
Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide
In a contaminated Seattle river, what the mammals leave behind may be a good gauge of cleanup efforts
Soil microbes convert fertilizer to nitrogen oxides, emitting about as much of the gases as on-road vehicles in the state
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