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How everyday products made from recycled black plastics expose humans and wildlife to dangerous chemicals https://www.earth.com/environment/how-everyday-products-made-from-recycled-black-plastics-expose-humans-and-wildlife-to-dangerous-chemicals/ #environment #wildlife #recycling #environment #plastic

How everyday products made from recycled black plastics expose humans and wildlife to dangerous chemicals

Recycled black plastics leach hazardous chemicals that disrupt metabolism and hormone genes, raising hidden safety concerns for everyday consumer products.

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· 5d ago

Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/plastic-fused-to-coral-rubble-raises-new-concerns-for-ocean-pollution/ #ocean #environment #plastic #PlasticPollution

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Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution

Plastic fused to coral rubble in Japan has been identified as “plasticoral,” raising concerns about ocean pollution and habitat degradation.

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· 1w ago

More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/more-plastic-less-glow-pollution-threatens-deep-seas-bioluminescent-life-experts-warn/ #sea #environment #plastic #PlasticPollution

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More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn

Scientists are raising concerns that deep sea plastic may be affecting the ability of bioluminescent organisms to find mates and food.

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· 1w ago

Seabirds are swallowing shocking amounts of plastic, with hundreds of pieces found in one bird https://www.earth.com/environment/seabirds-are-swallowing-shocking-amounts-of-plastic-with-hundreds-of-pieces-found-in-one-bird/ #environment #wildlife #birds #environment #plastic #PlasticPollution

Seabirds are swallowing shocking amounts of plastic, with hundreds of pieces found in one bird

Long-term monitoring reveals that young Sable Shearwater birds are now swallowing far more plastic than in earlier years.

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· 1w ago

Researchers find convenience, drinking water access and advertising drive global bottled water consumption https://phys.org/news/2026-09-convenience-access-advertising-global-bottled.html #environment #water #DrinkingWater #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution

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· 1w ago

Plastic and rubber litter found in remote submarine canyon off Argentina’s coast https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/plastic-and-rubber-litter-found-in-remote-submarine-canyon-off-argentinas-coast/ #Argentina #environment #litter #plastic #PlasticPollution

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Plastic and rubber litter found in remote submarine canyon off Argentina’s coast

Plastic waste has been found in the most remote places — including, now, a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Argentina, according to a recent study. “The very first item spotted was a plastic bag entangled on the seafloor,” said Diego Urteaga, study co-author and a marine biologist at Argentina’s Bernardino Rivadavia Museum of Natural […]

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· 1w ago

Plastic is becoming part of coral beaches in a disturbing new way https://www.earth.com/environment/plastic-is-becoming-part-of-coral-beaches-in-a-disturbing-new-way/ #environment #plastic #PlasticPollution

Plastic is becoming part of coral beaches in a disturbing new way

Researchers found plasticoral on Okinawa beaches, where heat-altered plastic had become fused with coral rubble in a strange new form of pollution.

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· 1w ago

Truckee River microplastics rise nearly tenfold during high spring flows https://phys.org/news/2026-09-truckee-river-microplastics-tenfold-high.html #Truckee #river #environment #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution

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· 2w ago

Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sacred-south-africa-pure-polluted.html #Africa #SouthAfrica #environment #water #pollution #plastic #PlasticPollution

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· 2w ago

Heavy rain doesn’t wash rivers clean of plastic – it often makes them dirtier https://www.earth.com/environment/heavy-rain-doesnt-wash-rivers-clean-of-plastic-it-often-makes-them-dirtier/ #river #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #plastic #PlasticPollution

Heavy rain doesn’t wash rivers clean of plastic – it often makes them dirtier

Microplastics in rivers surge with heavy rain, and a new global estimate finds 96% of the flow to the ocean starts in developing countries.

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· 2w ago

Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tons-fishing-gear-plastic-seychelles.html #Seychelles #environment #beach #fishing #plastic #PlasticPollution

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· 2w ago

Deep ocean, familiar trash: Plastic waste found alongside possible new species https://phys.org/news/2026-09-deep-ocean-familiar-trash-plastic.html #ocean #environment #species #plastic #waste #PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution

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