News tagged with: marine-litter
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Scientists explore whether plastic particles could be linked to significant rises in liver disease
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: A new article written by experts from ÂÌñ»»ÆÞÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Centre of Environmental Hepatology explores whether tiny plastic particles are directly contributing to the soaring global rates of liver disease.
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Microplastics scientists named among worldÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s most influential researchers
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Professor Richard Thompson OBE and Dr Imogen Napper are among the scientists included within the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List.
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First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Our researchers have led a first-of-its-kind study which shows how tiny plastic particles can enter vegetables through their roots and accumulate in the parts we eat
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Experts remain hopeful after latest round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Researchers from our International Marine Litter Research Unit attended two weeks of discussions by delegates from across the world at INC-5.2 in Geneva
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So what do the worldÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s coastlines look like in 2025?
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: An international group of scientists, led by the University and the Marine Biological Association, revisited turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the worldÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s shorelines
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Are sewage spills and coastal winds contributing to airborne microplastics?
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Researchers from the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Marine Laboratory used sewage and weather data and satellite monitoring to highlight a potential hidden source of microplastic pollution
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Microplastics pioneer named among TIMEÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s 100 most influential people of 2025
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS has been included on the TIME100 list for his groundbreaking work to address the global plastics crisis
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Study highlights how population density and location shape litter levels facing UK communities
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: New research led by the University is the first UK-based research to investigate the links between geography, community and patterns of litter accumulation in the environment
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A Sustainable Development Goal for space?
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: An international team of scientists, led by the University, calls for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations goals which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space junk in EarthÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s orbit
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Project explores possibilities for UK wetsuit recycling
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Funded by Future Fibres Network Plus, the University will work with Circular Flow Ltd to examine the scope for developing a UK neoprene recycling facility
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University joins delegates at final round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ-based researchers are meeting with world leaders and scientists at INC-5 in South Korea.
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Success at the double ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ University's two wins at 2024 Green Gown Awards
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: The University's awards acknowledge our world-leading microplastics research and work to educate young people about the environment.
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