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Another beautiful morning in #Bremen if it wasn’t for this overflowing bin. Wind and animals distribute this #plastic waste to the environment including the nearby river, which flows into the sea. #TurnOffThePlasticTap

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🚨Hot off the press 🚨 Our #openaccess study on the carcinogenic potential of plastic additives is published in ES&T! Link below ⬇️

It was nice to see our Hausgärtners again during our 1st OFOBS camera deployment at our HAUSGARTEN central station (2500m, #Arctic) by Autun Purser. In addition to algal debris, we saw several #plastic items that we will count to continue our time series. #PS143/1 📸Ming Khan

New study finds suspected #microplastic particles in all 11 exhalation samples from dolphins🐬 residing in FL & LA. A whole subset was confirmed (Raman) as #plastics. These findings suggest inhalation as a route of microplastic exposure for marine mammals.journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…