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Irish Government publishes General Scheme of a Bill to Prohibit Certain Products Containing ! The Scheme will be made available at http://www.housing.gov.ie

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

Microplastic testing in vitro: Realistic loading of pollutants, surfactant-free solid surface-dosing and bioanalytical detection using a sensitivity-optimized EROD assay Microplastic particles (MPs) are emerging contaminants in aquatic environments, which are assumed to play a role as vectors for lipophilic pollutants,…

Dear all, we are wondering if you can help out with a query by a third year student from the university of Liverpool. She is trying to identify what the small concave domes are at the bottom of the photo for a microplastic project she is working on. Initially she suspected spores but found out they’re not and they’re not organic. These domes don’t reoccur within any of her other sample (from muddy estuarine areas). If you have any idea what they could be and if they could potentially be BPVA-PVA polymer hemispheres please let us know in the comment function below and hopefully we can help out. Thank you

Rivers of Plastic I am impressed by the “Principle Rivers/Mountains/Lakes” map diagrams that were so popular in the mid 1800s and have been curious about how I might reproduce that aesthetic without etch…

Check out the latest Ephemare produced fact sheet on - a quick and easy introduction to the problem of and microplastics

and check out the offers at My Goodness in 's English Market!

At My Goodness, we're constantly looking for ways to reduce waste within our business, and in your home. That's why we're offering some of our products in bulk, so that you can buy the amount that you want, in a reuseable container. Come and get your favourite krauts, kefir, kombucha, cashew cheese, crackers, nacho cheese, and seed patés at the English Market shop.

We are delighted to be in a position to team with the great people at Plastic Free Kinsale to make this years Kidathlon a plastic free event. In order for this to happen we have made considerable changes. There will be no water bottles for competitors in the goodie bags or at the finish line, water will be provided alternatively. No plastic bags or cups will be used and instead these will be paper. Can all competitors please bring there own reusable water container.

Hugely positive discussion this evening with business stakeholders, suppliers, local community and council representatives, Transition Town and Kinsale Chamber, on Kinsale waste management and sustainability and creating a framework to make positive changes. Thank you to Tara and Madeleine of Plastic Free Kinsale and Change by Degrees for starting this journey.

MaREI and Clean Coasts are delighted to be collaborating with Royal Cork Yacht Club to run a cleaner, greener regatta at Volvo Cork Week! We will be at the family day on Sunday from 12-5pm with outreach resources on marine research, ocean conservation and marine litter. Come say hi!

MICRO2018, Fate and Impact of Microplastics: Knowledge, Actions and Solutions - Sciencesconf.org Prior to submitting abstracts and registering for the conference, attendees must create an account. To do this, go to "Create an Account" in the "Login" menu.Once your account is created, the menu links for "registration" and "submission" will become available. Then, follow the instructions on the c...

Microbead ban starts today Following a ban on the manufacture of personal products, including shower gels, face scrubs and toothpastes, containing microbeads in January, from today all such items will be banned from sale in England.

This day next week will see us in Bundoran at Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival. Clean Coasts are the headline sponsor of the surfing competition, we will be running beach cleans and there will be competitions running over the weekend so stay tuned. Looking forward to seeing you there. Great music, great surf and a great part of the country.

Sarah Culloty on Twitter “Sky Ocean Rescue launches in Ireland as concern grows over plastic pollution https://t.co/p4Tg5NczHM”

Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics in river catchments

EPHEMARE | JPI OCEANS EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems is investigating the toxic effects of microplastics on marine organisms. The Project is one of four approved projects following the 2014 JPI Oceans Pilot Call on ecological effects of microplastics.

Westport to become Ireland's first plastic straw-free town Pubs are already on board the initiative which is part of their entry into the 2018 Tidy Towns competition.

ECHA on Twitter “ are very small particles of plastic material. You can find them in certain cosmetics, detergents or cleaning products. How can microplastics end up in your body or in the oceans?What is the EU doing to protect you?Visit : https://t.co/fUkhFYYnHq https://t.co/LUwp...

British festivals ban single-use plastic - including glitter What will glitter fans do?

Well done Sean Ferguson for this clever in Gorey. He collects beach toys and at the end of the summer the collection will be split between numerous play schools in Gorey. He did the same lasts years and the collection went to a children’s school in Africa. What an excellent idea.

Record levels of plastic discovered in Arctic sea ice Samples taken from five locations found concentrations of more than 12,000 microplastic particles per litre of sea ice