They’re known as ghost nets - but the damage they do to Europe’s coastal habitat and marine species is all too real. Meet the team of “elite LIFE...
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Today the Commission published an assessment of the marine environment monitoring programmes reported by the Member States. The assessment, together with a detailed report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)...
Researchers in Europe turn to microscopic algae for answers to our environmental problems.
Biodegradation of renewable polyurethane foams in marine environments occurs through depolymerization by marine microorganisms
Accumulation of plastics in the Earth's oceans is causing widespread disruption to marine ecosystems. To help mitigate the environmental burden caused by non-degradable plastics, we have previously developed...
The persistence of cellulose diacetate (CDA), a biobased plastic used in textiles and single-use consumer products, in the ocean is currently unknown. Here, we probe the disintegration and degradation of CDA-based...