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MBergmann
Dr. Melanie Bergmann @MBergmann@mstdn.social · Jul 27, 2026
The new normal: no ice, but #plastics?! Of all places, on our way to our northernmost station, 31 plastic items floated past the ship in 1 hour – more than in any previous survey. At the same time, we made surprisingly fast progress – because there was hardly any ice! @awi@helmholtz.social @Meereisportal@helmholtz.social @helmholtz@helmholtz.social
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DoomsdaysCW
DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Jul 22, 2026
#PlasticPollution in #ShootingRanges and warfare areas - an overlooked #environmental issue Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo, et al. 15 July 2026 Abstract "Shooting ranges and military training fields, including warfare-impacted areas, have been widely recognized as environmentally impacted zones by inorganic and organic #contamination, such as #HeavyMetals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or explosive-related compounds. However, the possible contamination by #plastics and #microplastics in soil has been widely overlooked despite potential plastic sources, such as #ShotgunCartridges, #PlasticWads or #landmines. Due to how these activities occur, plastics have remained in the field for decades or centuries, favoring their conversion from macro to microplastics, polluting the soil and water resources. Moreover, shooting and recreational activities such as #airsoft or #paintball practices could also be a substantial source of plastics to ecosystems; once shot, pellets can have conventional or biodegradable plastics in their composition, and there left in the environment, favouring impacts on soil properties. Although some initiatives have emerged to avoid the use of single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition, alternative materials (biodegradable plastics) can also be a potential risk, favouring the heavy metal bioavailability of shot pellets. These emerging pollutants should also be considered in these areas to understand if they could be a potential source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment and, therefore, an environmental concern that requires changes at industrial and regulatory levels." Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125008771 #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredBirds #AmmunitionPollution #ProtectNature
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bich
Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Jul 15, 2026
"Four years into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s review of Zyn nicotine pouches, and not long before the agency approved them for sale, an FDA toxicologist ran some informal tests in her kitchen that led her to question whether the agency truly understood the addictive product it was about to green-light." https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/14/zyn-nicotine-pouches-fda-approval-microplastic-risk/ #PublicHealth #tobacco #nicotine #FDA #plastics #microplastics #investigation #longread
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primonatura
Primo Natura @primonatura@mstdn.social · Jun 29, 2026
"Hawaii is turning ocean plastic and fishing nets into roads" #Hawaii #Oceans #Environemnt #Plastic #Plastics https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260625014830.htm
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RABid
Roy @RABid@mastodon.world · Apr 08, 2026
Videos like this make me wonder how it is that our #economy is still so geared toward waste and #pollution production, particularly #plastics. The U.S. is controlled by someone who thinks only of money and prestige while he aides and abets the oil industry and other reckless polluters. The U.S. is so backwards on climate change and just about every other matter of importance. I don't want more money. I want more albatrosses https://youtube.com/shorts/GaxqzfMleVs?si=5u7OaVeD18kZ5gZ9
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SabrosiaVit
Glen L Creasy @SabrosiaVit@epicure.social · Jan 29, 2026
Is that "recycled" plastic packaging actually recycled? How much CO2 does it prevent being generated as opposed to virgin plastic? It turns out, no, and 6% to 8% more. Be wary of claims made on manufacturer packaging and marketing materials - the petrochemical industry may be feeding them lines about the environmental impact of their processes and they lobby heavily to keep their market for oil growing... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/recycled-plastic-packaging-claims-misleading-say-experts #Greenwashing #Plastics #CarbonEmissions #Recycling #Lobbying
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