NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) NewsScience October 2, 2024 78WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
GRIST: What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research Grist News September 20, 2024 148By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Twenty years...
FEATURE: Toxic treads: Unveiling the environmental impact of tire wear and chemical cocktails Maven Notebook News and Features August 6, 2024 298Researchers are just beginning to unveil the hazardous mix of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals concealed within car and truck...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics? Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 30, 2024 570By Alastair Bland I first tuned in to murmurs about plastic pollution in the late 1980s, when my mom would...
YOUR INPUT WANTED to Inform Statewide Plastics Monitoring Strategy and Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 9, 2024 30From the California Water Quality Monitoring Council: OPC is pleased to partner with the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water Courthouse News Service News February 28, 2024 87American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter Elyse De Franco Press Release/Other January 3, 2024 425Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters News August 3, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020 384Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like Cal Matters News August 9, 2019By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...
