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@Microplastic_

Regular tweets +RTs about #microplastics / #microbeads / #microfibers - one of the most damaging marine pollutants.

 Cambridge, England
Joined October 2015
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Where those little microbeads are coming from
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Keep Wales Tidy@Keep_Wales_Tidy20 Aug 2017
8 million tonnes of #plastic pollutes our oceans every year. We can all play a part in changing this #OceanHero
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Blue Planet Society@Seasaver20 Aug 2017
Trump's decision to allow plastic bottle sales in national parks slammed theguardian.com/us-news/2017… #pollution

Trump's decision to allow plastic bottle sales in national parks condemned

Reversal of ban shows ‘corporate agenda is king and people and environment are left behind’, say campaigners

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Ocean Generation@oceangen_20 Aug 2017
Help us spread the word about #plasticpollution! #APlasticOcean is now available to rent or own: buff.ly/2x8W3y3
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Beyond the ocean. My article on how #microplastics are polluting the freshwater environment is out @NewNature_Mag goo.gl/FeC9Sd
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New Paper #Microplastics found in #deepsea water & ingested by #benthic invertebrates goo.gl/cV8ogT Pls RT #plasticpollution
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Dr Mark Hartl@M_Hartl30 Jul 2017
#oceanplastic is here to stay. Need to tackle root of the problem and reduce/refuse single-use #plastic. #microplastics nitter.gq/ScotMarineInst/status/… – at Scotland, United Kingdom
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UN @UNEP Competition Encourages Student Innovations to Tackle Plastic Wastes in the Ocean buff.ly/2hbDAxC
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Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner@martiwag20 Jul 2017
New paper on potential #microplastics in street dust: link.springer.com/article/10…

Microplastic pollution in deposited urban dust, Tehran metropolis, Iran

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Environmental pollutants such as microplastics have become a major concern over the last few decades. We investigated the presence, characteristics,...

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What are #microbeads? How do they affect our planet? Check out PhD student in #microplastics @Lab_Casual interview newswise.com/articles/july-m… – at Cork, Ireland
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Good Scrub Guide@GoodScrub28 Jul 2017
New research shows evidence of #microplastics in the flesh of fish eaten by humans including mackerel and anchovies: ind.pn/2eN5L57
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Beat the Microbead@BeatTheBead29 Jul 2017
From Beaches to the Bottom of the Sea, #Microplastics Are Everywhere. We demand an worldwide ban! - buff.ly/2uFPNOm via @NOAA
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#Microplastics found in small marine inverts (copepods) and their faeces! New BLOG. challengercaptainsblog.wordp… @SciMatty @Rachel_Coppock #ocean
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Erik van Sebille@ErikvanSebille27 Jul 2017
What can global cities do to prevent plastic into the ocean? Why should they take action? And why don't they yet? sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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#SharkWeek | DYK that Greenland sharks are the oldest known vertebrates on the planet, living hundreds of years?
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Ocean Generation@oceangen_27 Jul 2017
How plastic in the ocean is contaminating your seafood with plastic -- as well as chemicals. buff.ly/2uDVEn5 @NPR #plasticpollution
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Beat the Microbead@BeatTheBead27 Jul 2017
LSU scientists look for shreds of tiny #plastic in Mississippi River that could have big impact on food chain buff.ly/2tJW523
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Cleaning just got greener! EU bans problem chemicals & #microplastics from all #EUEcolabel hand soaps & detergents 👉makeresourcescount.eu/soaps-…
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Dr Mark Hartl@M_Hartl14 Jul 2017
Wow! 10% of the current articles in press in Marine Pollution Bulletin involve #microplastics #ecotoxicology bit.ly/2tnu0Zn
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Why the world is turning it's back on glitter to save the oceans #microplastics tinyurl.com/yd9ra98j
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Microbeads ban: U.K. Government to outlaw #microplastics in cosmetic products buff.ly/2usnu5S
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Alice A. Horton@AliceAHorton21 Jul 2017
UK Government to ban microbeads, but only in 'wash-off' products: independent.co.uk/environmen…
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