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Plastics in the environment: Limiting the contamination of our rivers and oceans

Ian Kane By Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted:

Much of the world’s plastic waste is still not disposed of responsibly, and it can now be found in all natural environments. Dr Ian Kane has focused his research on understanding the problem of microplastics in world oceans. In this blog, he tells us about some of the pathways plastics take to enter oceans and […]

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The Plastic Microbeads of Dorian Gray?

By Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering Posted:

Millions of us world-wide have been unwittingly using plastic microbeads in products such as toothpastes, body scrubs and face washes – but do we know where they end up or what impact they have on the environment? In the light of the UK Government’s proposed ban and consultation and the recently reported first evidence of […]

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