News/Media
Oceanus magazine
- The chemistry of a disaster. WHOI scientists reflect on the international collaboration behind Sri Lanka's flaming plastic spill
- WHOI establishes new fund to accelerate microplastics innovation
- Microplastics in the Ocean – Separating Fact from Fiction
- Particles on the Move
- Do Microplastics in the Ocean Affect Scallops?
- Junk Food
- Tracking a Snow Globe of Microplastics
- Sweat the Small Stuff
- From Macroplastic to Microplastic
News Releases
- WHOI shares details on microplastic detection project
- Study outlines challenges to ongoing clean-up of burnt and unburnt nurdles along Sri Lanka’s coastline
- Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds, study finds
- Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected
WHOI in the News
- United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste
- Tenacious citizens take on the plastics industry over an insidious pollutant
- Microplastics & The Textile Industry
- Starting Oct. 1, foam containers for carryout food will be banned throughout Maryland. Not everyone is happy
- New Sensor to Monitor Microplastics in Cape Cod Canal