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Hawai'i sits within the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, near the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, making it a natural laboratory for studying plastic pollution solutions.

Regulations for vinyl chloride are still several years off, and could have significant impacts on the market for PVC plastics, which are used in a wide range of products.

Forests might be acting as a sink for airborne microplastics, offering humanity yet another crucial service.

Two chemicals caused a concentration-dependent effect on shrimps' sperm, resulting in a decline of up to 60% in sperm count of those exposed to elevated levels of the chemicals.

International group is concerned that focusing too greatly on cleanup approaches will create more environmental risk, and be a distraction from the key priorities of the Plastic Treaty negotiations.

The study yielded encouraging findings on removing polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate microplastics and nanoplastics.

By contrast, under its plan, the more than 500 units of the National Wildlife Refuges System would cut plastic use by 25% by the end of 2024.

John Holden travels across Indonesia, Canada and three states to understand sequestration from oil drilling waste, "copper and health" and more.

Their models are applicable for fresh and saltwater and account for the type, size, shape and ionic charge of the microplastics; as well as the functional compound groups and chain length of PFAS.

With labeling of toxic chemicals, workers and communities throughout the plastic waste stream can be alerted when they need to take precautions.