Microplastics

MOL: Onboard microplastic collection device gets ClassNK innovation certificate

Japanese classification society ClassNK has endorsed a cyclone-type microplastic device co-developed by shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and machinery industry company Miura.

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Microplastic pollution in the marine environment and its climate implications: How to overcome the impacts?

Microplastic pollution in the marine environment and its climate implications: How to overcome the impacts?

Sources of microplastics [3]

A new study [1], commissioned by Seas At Risk and carried out by to the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology reveals that microplastics in the marine environment come from numerous sources and economic sectors, and have widespread environmental impacts, including climate implications. Moreover, the study also offers effective solutions that can limit the impacts...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/27/microplastic-pollution-in-the-marine-environment-and-its-climate-implications-how-to-overcome-the-impacts/

HP Cartridges Wash Up After Spill, Scientists Predict Distribution Pattern

  • Scientists used Hewlett-Packard inkjet cartridge which fell from a cargo ship in 2014 to map how plastic is captured by currents and distributed across the globe
  • The team asked a Facebook group of some 50,000 beachcombers to be on the lookout for the cartridges while they searched beaches
  • After four years, 1,467 devices were reported in different countries
  • Data shows six currents grabbed the cartridges over the four years

A container load of printer cartridges that fell from a cargo ship in...

https://mfame.guru/hp-cartridges-wash-up-after-spill-scientists-predict-distribution-pattern/

Microplastics Habit Remote Regions, New Study Says

  • Tiny plastic particles detected in some of the most remote parts showing up in ice cores drilled in the Arctic, in protected wilderness areas in the Western US, and on high mountains in the European Alps.

Researchers have long assumed that minute particles were being transported long distances through the atmosphere before raining down or falling out of the atmosphere as dust. Reports C&EN.

A modelling study published this week supports the evidence for the idea, modelling how microplastics...

https://mfame.guru/microplastics-habit-remote-regions-new-study-says/

New project launched to tackle the use of harmful oil-based composites in the marine environment

Bicomponents filaments cross-section

New project launched to tackle the use of harmful oil-based composites in the marine environment

SeaBioComp, is a new collaborative project that has been launched to develop and produce novel bio-based thermoplastic composite materials and the analytical protocols to evaluate long-term durability and reduced ecological impact on the marine environment.

The SeaBioComp project held a successful kick-off meeting in Lille in April 2019 bringing together all 11...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/15/new-project-launched-to-tackle-the-use-of-harmful-oil-based-composites-in-the-marine-environment/

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