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Our Plastic polluted oceans
Posted on September 26, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeLast night we went to a presentation by Charles Moore, who is credited with discovering the plastic Pacific Garbage Patch. The region NE of Hawaii that has a higher concentration of plastic bits then the rest of the Pacific due...
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The Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic
Posted on August 26, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeThe Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic - NYTimes.com. The horror resides mostly in the stomachs of young seabirds, primarily Laysan and black-footed albatrosses. The parents feed their young chicks by regurgitating food into their mouths, food they've gathered at sea...
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BC birds eating plastic pollution – Canada
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeBC birds eating plastic pollution | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The study, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, notes that 93 per cent of the birds studied had bellyfuls of plastic pollution from the Pacific Ocean – everything from...
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Rising plastic menace choking sealife
Posted on July 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlifehttp://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/09/3540635.htm#artBookmarks Is the value we get from a plastic straw or a plastic bag or similar worth this price? "It's very sad and disturbing to see so much plastic being ingested by these birds," says Avery-Gomm. "The birds usually have dozens of...
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B.C. birds eating plastic pollution
Posted on July 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeB.C. birds eating plastic pollution | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The study, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, notes that 93 per cent of the birds studied had bellyfuls of plastic pollution from the Pacific Ocean – everything from...
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Researchers Say ‘Plastic Pollution’ Destoying Earth’s Oceans
Posted on May 24, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeResearchers Say ‘Plastic Pollution’ Destoying Earth’s Oceans | FOX8.com – Cleveland news & weather from WJW Television FOX 8. “We’ve been finding lots of micro plastics, all the size of a grain of rice or a small marble,” Eriksen said...
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Plastic ban: Corporation officials raid shops in city – India
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic ban: Corporation officials raid shops in city - Times Of India. "It is illegal to sell plastic items below 40 microns as they are not biodegradable and pose health hazards for cattle if eaten. The civic body has carried...
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Plastic in ‘Pacific Garbage Patch’ has wrought profound changes to environment
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifePlastic in 'Pacific Garbage Patch' has wrought profound changes to environment - Green - Catholic Online. "We can't clean it up. It's just too big. You'd have to have the entire U.S. Navy out there, round the clock, continuously towing...
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Sharks don’t eat plastic
Posted on April 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeSharks don’t eat plastic | BusinessWorld Online Edition. "The root of the problem lies in the general lack of environmental awareness and apathy. People do not seem to appreciate the fact that the ocean is a vibrant world with thriving...
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The North Atlantic Garbage Patch: A Plastic Soup of Pollutants Ladled from Consumption | Frank Gromling | FlaglerLive – Your News Service for Flagler County News Palm Coast News Bunnell Flagler Beach Beverly Beach and Marineland
Posted on March 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeContinue reading this entry →