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Microplastics collect heavy metals, reports study from Ulaanbaatar

Envirotec Magazine

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

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Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan: 'The water crisis is a ticking time bomb for the UK'

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Meanwhile new threats are seeping into our waters, including microplastics and so-called forever chemicals. Now it is home to sharks, seals and seahorses. But our ability to protect our waters depends on us having the powers and resources to do that, and that hasn't always been the case.