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23 Aug 2022

MarineNews

Lib Dems call for Sewage Tax to prevent water firms polluting shellfish habitats.     Lobsters, crabs, clams and oysters are the “forgotten victims” of sewage being dumped into the sea and rivers around the UK, new analysis has shown. (Photo credit: Cocklers at work in Morecombe Bay. PA / PA Archive) The London Evening […]

01 Jun 2020

MarineNews

Once in the marine environment, tracing microplastics back to their source presents many difficulties. The approach taken in this study by the University of Plymouth was to quantify both tyre particles and synthetic fibres as they enter the marine environment. Three points of entry were considered; release from treated wastewater effluent, direct release from storm […]