Tag: marine pollution

Recycle your contact lenses

New research presented by the American Chemical Society at their August meeting warned of the damage disposable contact lenses cause after they are flushed down our home plumbing, a daily habit of many of the 45 million Americans who wear them.

Heavily polluted Israeli stream cuts beach in half

The world's increasingly polluted seas and oceans, as well as rising sea levels, are now becoming a sad reality...

The new Seabin will vacuum ocean pollution

Sea garbage's days may be numbered, thanks to a new invention by a pair of Australians, Andrew Turton and...

Israel’s Mediterranean Seacoast Severely Threatened by People

Why have dolphins and other types of marine life almost disappeared from Israel's shores? And why are projects such...

Lebanon: Greenpeace Investigation Reveals Toxic Coast Pollution

An investigation by Greenpeace has found hormone-disrupting chemicals and a range of phthalates which are classified as toxic to...

Another Effect of Climate Change: Cholera Bacteria in our Oceans

Scientists have always been worried about the runaway effects of climate change. Did anyone think that we might have...

The Accelerating Decline of World Oceans: Why It Matters for the Middle East

War and conflict overshadows the environment in the Middle East, and oceans overlooked, now on brink of catastrophe. At a...