Between March and July 2026, “a visible buildup of plastic and microplastic” was detected along the Mediterranean coast from Adana to Fethiye. This pollution has become severe enough to affect tourism activity, which made a scientific assessment necessary....
The Microplastic Research Group’s response to The Guardian feature Recent media coverage, in particular The Guardian’s article “A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body”, has suggested that parts of microplastics...
Fashion’s green strategy is making microplastics pollution worse – study Nike clothing the most polluting of 5 brands tested Is Shein faking its green claims? Lab results raise fresh questions Polyester has radically changed fashion, enabling brands to flood the...
Marine Litter and Alien Species in the Mediterranean: Third Sampling of Our TÜBİTAK-Funded Project Completed The third sampling of our TÜBİTAK-funded project entitled “Investigation of the Amounts, Distribution and Composition of Floating Macro-Mega Marine Litter...
Title: Plastic Waste Trade A New Colonialist Means of Pollution Transfer Editor: Sedat Gündoğdu Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland Year: 2024 About the Book: This comprehensive volume takes a holistic view of the international waste trade, arguing that the...
