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Pathogens hitch a ride on plastic

Envirotec Magazine

It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean. This is very much a problem that affects both humans and animals,” said first author Emma Zhang, a fourth-year veterinary student with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. “It

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Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Grist

According to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “ Oil in the Sea ,” these sources are by far the largest and fastest-growing contributor to ocean oil pollution. Plastics, which are made from fossil fuels, were not considered in the report although they are a major contributor to ocean pollution.)

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

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Areas of interest: Personalized medicine, Bioinformatics, Public health policy, Environmental sustainability, Sanitation, Water, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Science education and communication. Leisure activities: Biking, Board Games, Traveling, Hiking, Brewing(coffee and beers), and Books (science and philosophy). every month.