2014 Microplastics Pollution 
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 27, 2020
New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. Typically, temporary floating barriers called booms are deployed in ocean clean-up efforts to collect and contain pollutants.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 27, 2021
Launched in 2014, Petite Lucette is a sustainable and circular fashion brand founded by French sisters, Anaïs and Clémence. Not to mention over one-third of microplastics found in oceans come from synthetic fabrics such as nylon and polyester, along with laundry detergents. Keep Your Partners Close.
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DeSmogBlog
JUNE 7, 2024
The letter also takes issue with pollution from fish farms. Their operations pollute the surrounding marine environment with microplastics, antibiotics, and chemicals such as formaldehyde, as contaminated water flows through nets into the open sea. The EU, for one, has invested 1.4
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 26, 2022
And even then, the bags only break down to remain as microplastics that accumulate within the food chain. Eco friendly bags cause less water and land pollution Plastic bags are lightweight, meaning they travel long distances through the wind and water. Microplastics enter food chains, transferring from one species to another.
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 25, 2021
They emit huge amounts of certain air pollutants, far more than all the world’s cars. As rainfall crosses land, it picks up sewage, fertilizers, detergents, and microplastics and carries them straight into the world’s oceans. This is roughly double the amount of electricity used in the United States in 2014.
Unsustainable
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Everyone has heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution in the oceans. The nets were also limited in their ability to pick up microplastics, which are formed by larger pieces breaking down in the water.
Business Green
JANUARY 29, 2020
The Veganuary campaign has taken the country by storm since it was launched in 2014 by husband and wife Jane Land and Matthew Glover. Yesterday more than 100 environmental organisations, including ClientEarth, Seas At Risk, and WWF, launched a ‘Blue Manifesto' to "turn the tide" on polluted oceans.
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