DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study investigates link between clothes dryers and microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe Desert Research Institute Water quality July 20, 2020From the Desert Research Institute: Last year, Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe detected microplastics...
MONGABAY: ‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air Mongabay Water quality July 15, 2020By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and...
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, 2020Microplastics 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 Water quality August 9, 2019By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...