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Products made from plastic have become a critical problem, polluting bodies of water worldwide. Plastics in oceans have become so ubiquitous that a term was coined — ocean-bound plastic — to describe ...

A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving ...

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In a world increasingly threatened by contaminated water and chemical pollution, a young Nigerian scientist is standing at the forefront of innovation. Motunrayo Oladele, a doctoral researcher and ...

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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Environmental engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental problems. They seek to shield the environment from the harmful effects of human activity, ...