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Recent News: #microplastics

  • June 12, 2020

    A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

    A new report reviews emerging and existing contaminants of concern for waterways and fisheries

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  • January 23, 2020

    Keeping microplastics out of the Bay

    Learn how you can help reduce plastic pollution

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  • December 12, 2019

    Small plastics are a big problem

    Microplastics contaminate our water and wildlife

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  • April 23, 2018

    Fighting pollution one sip at a time

    Campaigns target the commonplace use of plastic straws

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  • December 21, 2016

    Year in review: Our most popular articles about the Bay in 2016

    From blue crabs to smartphone apps, take a look back at our most-read articles

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  • May 26, 2016

    By the Numbers: 8 billion

    The amount of microbeads released each day into aquatic habitats across the United States.

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  • April 20, 2016

    Microplastic pollution could threaten underwater life, report finds

    Technical review investigates issue of microplastics in Chesapeake Bay

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  • March 31, 2016

    Trash Trawl hauls microplastics from Bay waters

    A research effort seeks to determine the extent of plastic pollution in the Chesapeake

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  • April 15, 2015

    Microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay

    Plastic containers and other trash that gets washed into the Bay doesn’t actually disappear

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