Marine Microplastics
In the sea, not all plastic lasts forever
Today Online
A major component of ocean pollution is less devastating and more manageable than usually portrayed.
Study: Styrofoam Might Last Only Decades, Not Millennia, in the Ocean
Reason Magazine
Researchers from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution say that sunlight can break down polystyrene within a few decades.
In the Sea, Not All Plastic Lasts Forever
New York Times
Polystyrene, a common ocean pollutant, decomposes in sunlight much faster than thought, a new study finds.
Microplastics Found In The Ocean And In Human Poop
Forbes
Where are the sources of these microplastics? Well, as a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution video explains, some of the microplastics may be coming from larger plastic objects such as bottles and other households goods being ground up by the elements.