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Marine biologist and our collaborator Camilla Parenti from Milan State University, was a few days ago at an important international forum regarding the situation of microplastics in the sea: she sent us a concise report and some worrying photos.
Lanzarote hosted the International Conference ‘Micro 2018’ where about 500 papers on the topic of plastics are discussed and presented, proposed by about 1,500 researchers from around the world.
The Cabildo de Lanzarote, through its Biosphere Reserve, and the Marine Sciences For Society network of researchers are organizing the meeting where the 600 participants from the international scientific community on the island will renew the commitment from the last International Conference in 2016 where the ‘Lanzarote Declaration’ was prepared, to continue to analyze the causes, effects and especially solutions to this global problem.
During the week, some 460 papers proposed by more than 1,500 researchers from around the world were shared, which will enable detailed and collaborative progress on the current state of knowledge, identifying responsibilities and building solutions to address the serious global problem posed by the presence of microplastics in all corners of the world.
Also displayed were 175 graphs illustrating these studies and the problem of microplastics.
In 2016, the assembled scientific community has already shown a “troubling diagnosis” and expressed its utmost interest in improving the understanding of the problem, the magnitude of its causes and effects. Today the situation has not improved on the contrary, Camilla continues. Although many unknowns remain, the international public is already aware of the ubiquity of plastics on the planet and the opportunity to prevent the degradation of affected ecosystems. “As with climate change, the alarming situation is closely linked to human activity,” they said from the stage. The responsibility to reduce the harmful public health impact of some additives, coupled with accumulated knowledge about other types of chemical and mechanical impacts, make MICRO 2018 participants join the challenge of reducing the plastic footprint to improve the quality of life in different ecosystems, including human health.
Here are some important links:
http://www.cabildodelanzarote.com/tema.asp?sec=Noticias&idTema=17&idCont=21894
https://www.facebook.com/Aguitaconelplastico/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v2-EEmvdqE
https://twitter.com/PlasticoCero
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I fought many lawsuits to fix this beginning in the 80s and lasting over 20 years. Both government and industry spent millions defending it. PCB laced micro-plastic is displacing phytoplankton as the beginning of the oceans food chain. As Phytoplankton goes all life will soon follow, it’s half gone in my lifetime.