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Now, scientists are turning to an unexpected solution to clean up this pollution ... for sucking up microplastics, made using readily available natural materials—chitin from marine creatures ...

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A reusable sponge that soaks up pollutants like phosphate and metals from water has been developed by Northwestern University ...

In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for ...

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Microplastics are formed in a number of ... groundwater contamination.” Outside of water pollution, there are stressors on the Great Lakes on the horizon as the need for water increases ...

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...