U.S. Representatives Scholten and Levin introduce the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to combat plastic pollution in the ...

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Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

A global review of more than 6,000 records shows that water pollution now affects nearly half of the world’s waters.

Excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are among the leading causes of water pollution worldwide, fueling harmful algal blooms and degrading aquatic ecosystems. Now, researchers have ...

One of the UK's under-fire water companies apologised Monday after plastic pellets washed up en masse on beaches in southern England, conceding it was "highly likely" behind the recent pollution.

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