Deets On Microplastics Timeline
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Deets On Microplastics Timeline
The Search for Microplastics: From Face Scrubs to the Sea - Office of Response and Restoration | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) April 2, 2012
‘Plastic micro beads’ to be removed from soap - CNN January 7, 2013
In the ocean, the most harmful plastic is too small to see - The Conversation December 10, 2014
Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples - nature October 8, 2015
Microplastics profile along the Rhine River - nature December 8, 2015
Far more microplastics floating in oceans than thought - The Conversation January 7, 2016
Microplastics: A global disaster in the Arctic Ocean - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) January 29, 2016
Microplastics damage oyster fertility - nature February 2, 2016
Microplastics: which beauty brands are safe to use? - The Guardian April 19, 2016
Microplastics in the sea a growing threat to human health, United Nations warns - INDEPENDENT May 21, 2016
Microplastics killing fish before they reach reproductive age, study finds - The Guardian June 2, 2016
How your clothes are poisoning our oceans and food supply - The Guardian June 20, 2016
What are microplastics? - National Ocean Service | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration August 16, 2016
Microplastics should be banned in cosmetics to save oceans, MPs say - The Guardian August 23, 2016
Single clothes wash may release 700,000 microplastic fibres, study finds - The Guardian September 26, 2016
Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities - ScienceDirect November 10, 2016
What is a microplastic? - CNN November 30, 2016
Adverse effects of microplastics and oxidative stress-induced MAPK/Nrf2 pathway-mediated defense mechanisms in the marine copepod Paracyclopina nana - nature January 24, 2017
Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research - ScienceDirect February 10, 2017
From sea to plate: how plastic got into our fish - The Guardian February 14, 2017
‘Turn the tide on plastic’ urges UN, as microplastics in the seas now outnumber stars in our galaxy - United Nations News February 23, 2017
Microplastics in our environment: A conversation with Odile Madden, Smithsonian plastics scientist - Smithsonian March 20, 2017
The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries - nature April 6, 2017
Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem - nature April 20, 2017
Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure - nature April 24, 2017
Controversial microplastics study to be retracted - nature May 2, 2017
Freshwater’s Macro Microplastic Problem - PBS NOVA May 11, 2017
Larvaceans provide a pathway for transporting microplastics into deep-sea food webs - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) August 16, 2017
The Deposition and Accumulation of Microplastics in Marine Sediments and Bottom Water from the Irish Continental Shelf - nature September 7, 2017
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals - The Guardian September 5, 2017
Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show - The Guardian September 8, 2017
Microplastics and human health—an urgent problem - The Lancet October 2017
Feeding type and development drive the ingestion of microplastics by freshwater invertebrates - nature December 5, 2017
Ten ‘stealth microplastics’ to avoid if you want to save the oceans - The Conversation January 17, 2018
Microplastics pollute most remote and uncharted areas of the ocean - The Guardian February 12, 2018
Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill - nature March 8, 2018
Krill found to break down microplastics – but it won't save the oceans - The Guardian March 12, 2018
Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared, say scientists - The Guardian March 12, 2018
WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water - The Guardian March 14, 2018
Plastic: WHO launches health review - BBC News March 15, 2018
Nearly Every Brand of Bottled Water Contains Microplastics - PBS NOVA March 16, 2018
Study Finds Microplastics In 93% Of Bottled Water [Infographic] | Contributor - Forbes March 16, 2018
It’s not just the oceans: Microplastic pollution is all around us - CNN April 22, 2018
Record concentration of microplastics found in Arctic - BBC News April 24, 2018
Beyond our oceans: Microplastics pollute rivers and lakes too - The Conversation April 26, 2018
Indonesian study into health risks of microplastics - BBC News May 8, 2018
We Know Plastic Is Harming Marine Life. What About Us? - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC June 2018
You’re eating microplastics in ways you don’t even realise - The Conversation June 8, 2018
Microplastics in our mussels: the sea is feeding human garbage back to us - The Guardian June 8, 2018
Pristine Antarctic fjords contain similar levels of microplastics to open oceans near big civilisations - The Conversation July 16, 2018
You're Definitely Consuming Microplastics, But Not Just In Seafood and Tap Water - VICE July 19, 2018
Earth Has a Hidden Plastic Problem—Scientists Are Hunting It Down - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN August 13, 2018
We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics - The Conversation August 14, 2018
How To Clean Sand: Volunteers Take On Microplastics At Oregon Coast - OPB August 17, 2018
Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere - NPR August 20, 2018
From Fish to Humans, A Microplastic Invasion May Be Taking a Toll - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN September 4, 2018
35% of microplastics released into the world's oceans are from synthetic textiles - PHYS.ORG September 13, 2018
More than ever, our clothes are made of plastic. Just washing them can pollute the oceans. - Vox September 19, 2018
Microplastics can spread via flying insects, research shows - The Guardian September 19, 2018
Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes and contaminating new food chains - The Conversation September 19, 2018
Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC October 17, 2018
Your fancy sea salt may include a dose of microplastics - CBS News October 17, 2018
Microplastics found in human stools for the first time - The Guardian October 22, 2018
Microplastics Are Turning Up Everywhere, Even In Human Excrement - NPR October 22, 2018
Microplastics Find Their Way Into Your Gut, a Pilot Study Finds - The New York Times October 22, 2018
Microplastics found in human stools, research finds - CNN October 23, 2018
Microplastics Have Been Found in People's Poop—What Does It Mean? - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN October 24, 2018
Solving Microplastic Pollution Means Reducing, Recycling—and Fundamental Rethinking - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN November 12, 2018
Microplastics found to permeate the ocean’s deepest point - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC December 6, 2018
microplastics | plastic particulate - Britannica February 7, 2019
Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research - The Guardian March 6, 2019
Microplastics are raining down from the sky - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC April 15, 2019
Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN April 15, 2019