Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty
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Marine ecotoxicology & coastal management towards protecting the marine environment 🌍🌊
🚨 New paper out! 🐢 Nearly 1 in 3 plastic particles ingested by sea turtles would have been missed using current monitoring protocols. ♻️ We also detected biodegradable plastic particles, raising questions about their fate in the marine environment. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🚨 Early-Bird Registration for #MICRO2026 is now OPEN! 🌊🔬 🗓 Abstract deadline: May 31st 🎟 Early-Bird closes: June 16th Join the international community working on plastic pollution 🌍 👉 micro2026.sciencesconf.org Looking forward to welcoming you to Cádiz 🌍
🌟Submit your abstract now if you don't want to miss your spot! 🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet. 🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October. micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/… #micro2026 #PlasticsPollution #GlobalPlasticsTreaty
Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty@carmenmc.bsky.social · 8mo agoIt's happening: MICRO 2026 12-16 October in Cádiz, Spain Save the date! micro2026.sciencesconf.org
Los estudios muestran que los pélets no solo actúan como contaminantes físicos, sino también como portadores y fuentes de sustancias químicas potencialmente peligrosas. ✍️ @carmenmc.bsky.social (@univcadiz.bsky.social)
La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa
Nuevas investigaciones vuelven a advertir sobre el impacto tóxico de este tipo de incidentes, que forman parte de un problema global que está lejos de solucionarse.
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‼️La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa theconversation.com/la-causa-de-... @es.theconversation.com
La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa
Nuevas investigaciones vuelven a advertir sobre el impacto tóxico de este tipo de incidentes, que forman parte de un problema global que está lejos de solucionarse.
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IPEN Science Advisor Dr. Therese Karlsson co-authored a commentary documenting decades of research showing the threats to ocean environments posed by plastics commonly spilled during shipping. The piece calls for stronger global rules to prevent plastic spills. Read more: ipen.org/news/scienti...
Plastic pellets are not harmless cargo. 🐣 Decades of research show they are persistent, widely dispersed, ingested by wildlife, and capable of carrying hazardous chemicals across oceans. 🌍🌊 In our new perspective, we call on the IMO to recognize the risks and strengthen global regulation. ⚓
Even Antarctica🇦🇶 is not as remote as we like to think In new work we explore plastic contamination in Antarctic ecosystems -a reminder that plastic pollution is truly global. 🌍 Originally developed from a student project, now part of the growing evidence of our planetary footprint 👣
Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in intertidal sediments at Deception Island, Antarctica
Microplastic contamination is a well-recognized threat to marine ecosystems, yet its occurrence in remote regions, such as Antarctica, remains poorly …
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Global health impacts of plastics systems could double by 2040 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #plasticpollution #plasticslifecycle #humanhealth #globalwarming #airpollution #toxicchemicals
Global health impacts of plastics systems could double by 2040 | LSHTM
The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new research suggests.The research identified health
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Cómo acaban los plásticos de la agricultura en las profundidades del Mediterráneo theconversation.com/como-acaban-... @es.theconversation.com
Cómo acaban los plásticos de la agricultura en las profundidades del Mediterráneo
La conjunción de cultivos cercanos a la costa, una gestión deficiente de los residuos y episodios de lluvias extremas está convirtiendo la contaminación marina por plásticos agrícolas en un fenómeno g...
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🐢Necropsias de animales marinos revelan que un tercio de las aves y la mitad de las tortugas habían ingerido macroplásticos 🗨️ @carmenmc.bsky.social: "Muchas especies afectadas son comunes en nuestras aguas y muestran interacciones con desechos plásticos" sciencemediacentre.es/el-estudio-d...
La economía mundial se duplica desde 2000, pero persiste la pobreza y aumenta el daño planetario www.lavanguardia.com/economia/202...
La economía mundial se duplica desde 2000, pero persiste la pobreza y aumenta el daño planetario
MADRID, 03 (SERVIMEDIA) La economía global se duplicó entre 2000 y 2022, pero dejó a miles de personas sin acceso a servicios esenciales como alimentos, vivienda y atenci...
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In the #plasticstreaty negotiations, China is the 800-pound gorilla, so even subtle shifts are important. We all heard them break from the Saudi-led "like minded countries" in Geneva. The question is, where does this road lead? www.politico.eu/article/chin...
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution
Subtle shift in Asian industrial giant’s position sparks optimism for further talks to control plastics.
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🔴Fracasan las negociaciones para sacar adelante el tratado mundial de plásticos 🗨️ @carmenmc.bsky.social presente en Ginebra: "Un tratado débil no es deseable ya que podría mantener al mundo atado a un acuerdo incapaz de poner fin a esta contaminación" sciencemediacentre.es/fracasan-las...
The science is undeniable: plastic pollution harms people and the environment throughout its entire life cycle. We already know enough to justify urgent action. Ignoring the scientific evidence will only worsen plastics’ impacts on human health and the environment. @scientistscoa.bsky.social #INC5.2
🌊 Incredibly proud of Rocío Quintana Sepúlveda on her paper in ES&T "Vertical Distribution and Composition of Plastics in Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Cádiz: Insights into Transport Dynamics" 🔗 Read the full open-access article here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Delegates at the UN plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva must secure an ambitious global agreement so they can look future generations in the eye stated Prof Richard Thompson,who was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people . www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says
Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’
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🧪 “One estimate of the health damage from just three plastic chemicals – PBDE, BPA and DEHP – in 38 countries was $1.5tn a year.“ We need a #PlasticsTreaty that regulates #plastic chemicals to protect human and ecosystem health as well as our economy! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
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Very timely article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social We will never have a strong Treaty that "ends" plastic pollution if lobbyists 🤑 are driving the negotiations. 👉🏾We do have the science we need to build a strong Global Plastics Treat that protects life on this planet 🌍🌿🌊 Let's do it right #INc5.2
Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner@martiwag.bsky.social · last yr.„One source said they were “horrified” by the industry’s influence on policy and the sidelining of real solutions to plastic pollution, calling it “corporate capture”.“ #plasticstreaty www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Super-timely PlastChem work mapping #plastic chemicals has made the rigorous peer-review of @nature.com! It concludes removing known chemicals of concern, disclosing the chemical composition & simplifying the formulation of plastics can provide pathways towards safer plastics in a #PlasticsTreaty.
Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner@martiwag.bsky.social · last yr.Over the past few years, our PlastChem team has worked tirelessly to map the chemical complexity of #plastics. Today, we publish the findings in @nature.com. We hope this evidence propels the development of safer plastics to protect human health and environment. 1/4 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Plastics #polymers #additives #chemicals #phthalates #bisphenols #humanhealth #environment #plasticpollution #sustainable #plasticchemicals #chemicalproperties #hazards #exposure
Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use
Of more than 16,000 known chemicals found in plastics, one-quarter are potentially hazardous.
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🥁 Important read for negotiators & other parties following the #PlasticsTreaty. In this Letter @scientistscoa.bsky.social provide independent evidence-based responses to selected articles of the Chair’s text: the latest draft of the treaty text currently under negotiation. doi.org/10.1017/plc....
Wrapping up an intense, unforgettable week at hashtag#UNOC3 — currently on the move after a few days full of ocean talks, inspiring people, and meaningful exchanges 🌊 I had the chance to join two events with the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty @scientistscoa.bsky.social
Important new ‚Wake-up call‘ ahead of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in August: „To this end, the treaty should provide for the possibility of decision-making, through regular UN procedures if all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted.” #UNOC3 #UNOC25 #Plastic www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
Campaigners Welcome ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Global Plastics Treaty
Campaigners have welcomed a joint declaration from more than 90 governments around the world for an “effective and ambitious” global plastic pollution treaty.
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Nuestro trabajo sobre cómo los agroplásticos 🌿 acaban en el fondo del mar🌊 en el diario.es🗞️ Gracias a ECOPUERTOS y a lo pescadores de Motril @univcadiz.bsky.social https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/invernadero-acaba-fondo-mar-agricultura-intensiva-alimenta-montana-basura-plastico_1_12352189.amp.html
El invernadero acaba en el fondo del mar: cómo la agricultura intensiva 'alimenta' la montaña de basura de plástico
Los residuos del plástico utilizado en las explotaciones y acumulados en ramblas secas de áreas costeras acaban arrastrados por las lluvias torrenciales hasta llegar al mar donde se adentran decenas d...
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🔴 New Paper in iScience! Agricultural Plastics as Marine Pollutants: Empirical Evidence from Inland and Coastal Field Surveys 🧵 A thread 👇
