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High-flying microplastics could pose a threat to the ozone layer
Experiments suggest microplastic fragments with irregular shapes settle more slowly than spherical ones and may reach the stratosphere
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Microplastics found in the soil on farms used to grow crops
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Common compostable plastic fails to break down after a year at sea
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Tumble dryers shed hundreds of tonnes of microfibres into waterways
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals
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Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent
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Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds
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Scientists warn of ‘alarming’ rise in ocean microplastic pollution
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Antarctica research finds microplastic in every sample tested
It had been assumed that Antarctica is a pristine continent untouched by human waste. Now, results from a 2019 voyage to Antarctica show the wide prevalence of microplastics on the continent
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Blue whales could be eating 10 million pieces of plastic every day
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Microplastics may be dragging faecal parasites from land into the seas
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Goo made from okra can filter microplastics out of water
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Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones
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