Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...
The Conversation

Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated’, suggests new report

Rosie Williams receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. In recent decades, there has been a gradual decline in the number of oil spills and the volume of oil discharged from ...

Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn

“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...
Yahoo

Pollution isn't the only obstacle keeping kids from beaches in San Diego

YMCA campers climb a sand dune in Coronado, Calif., in July. Campers must be bused to various beaches due to Imperial Beach being closed because of raw sewage and chemical pollution. (Luke Johnson / ...
The Conversation

I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

Kate Sullivan de Estrada receives funding from Research England’s Policy Support Fund allocation to the University of Oxford via the Public Policy Challenge Fund. Her project under the Fund is titled ...