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6 January 2024

IAEA Scientists Embark on Antarctic Mission to Research Microplastic Impact

<p style="color:#808080">Plastic waste at Galapagos coast, Ecuador (Photo: F. Oberhaensli/IAEA) </p><p>
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Sunlight, wind and waves break down plastic debris into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become microplastics. Exfoliants in the health and beauty industry and the synthetic fibres used in clothes and textiles also contribute to microplastic pollution. Microplastics harm marine life – they are ingested by sea animals that mistake them for food. This then enters the human food chain.
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Learn how the IAEA and its partners are helping scientists to improve how they measure this phenomenon worldwide, through an example of IAEA technical cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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<p style="color:#808080">(Text: Andrea Galindo)</p>

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President Emmanuel Macron of France speaks via video recording at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Paris, France, 29 May 2023. (Photo: P. Bersuder/IAEA)

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News – Pollution

IAEA Scientists Embark on Antarctic Mission to Research Microplastic Impact

Cooperation is Key: Training Experts to Support Evidence-Based Decision Making Around the Management of Microplastics in the Ocean

IAEA Samples Marine Environment Near Fukushima Daiichi

Protecting Our Ocean: Nuclear Techniques for Marine Emergency Response to Oil Spills

GloWAL: A New Global Water Resources Initiative

From Theory to Practice – Experts Discuss Progress of IAEA’s Initiative to Fight Plastic Pollution

Expert Insights on Decommissioning France’s Spent Fuel Reprocessing Facility

Nuclear Explained – What is Ocean Acidification?

IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics Featured at INC-2 Meeting, Working Towards International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution

Slovakia Sets Global Example for Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning

Nuclear Decommissioning: Addressing the Past and Ensuring the Future

Combined Water-Saving and Nuclear Techniques Help Improve Farmers’ Productivity and Income in Namibia

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