Frontiers

AUGUST 8, 2022

Ocean, sunlight, and microbes. Overton and his collaborators focused on the components that were present at the highest concentrations in spilled oil and those that are the most toxic (as listed on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s priority list). Read original article ? Download original article (pdf).

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2010 2020 Biodegradable Ocean 115

HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Every minute, one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Between plastics and the health of our oceans? Guest Post by Mariel Price 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Why is that a problem? Well, plastics were built to last.

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Recycling Biodegradable Waste Ocean 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2022

A report from the World Economic Forum estimates that by 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish (by weight). Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 36 million tons of plastic was generated in 2018 and less than 9 percent was recycled. According to the U.S. Regeneration and less harm underpin this strategy.

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Biodegradable Recycling Waste 2018 52

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above).

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Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52