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Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.
Bottled water contains more plastic particles than thought - study
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2024
» NEW YORK - A typical one-litre (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments have historically gone undetected, the researchers determined, suggesting that health concerns linked to plastic pollution may be dramatically underestimated.
Welcome to the Anthropocene, Earth's new chapter
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS - Since 2009, a cloistered band of hard-rock geologists and other scientists have toiled on a mission of great consequence.
Plastic showers in the forecast
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» PARIS: Diplomats from 175 countries gathering in Paris for talks on a global plastics treaty starting on Monday may want to pack an umbrella, but not just because there is a chance of rain.
France to probe microplastic pollution on beaches
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» BREST, France: French prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the appearance of vast quantities of tiny toxic plastic pellets along the Atlantic coast that endanger marine life and the human food chain.
Microplastics found in human blood for first time
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/03/2022
» Microplastics were detected in human blood for the first time, according to a study that may indicate the potential for particles to travel to organs.
Chemists cook up way to remove microplastics using okra
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Extracts of okra and other slimy plants commonly used in cooking can help remove dangerous microplastics from wastewater, scientists said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship, aborts dive
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka was recovered but a dive Sunday to check for oil leaks had to be aborted, the navy said.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a ship loaded with chemical and plastic that is sinking off Sri Lanka has been located, officials said Sunday, as investigators probe what caused the vessel to catch fire.
Sri Lanka sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» COLOMBO - Environmentalists on Friday sued the Sri Lankan government and operators of a container ship loaded with chemicals and plastic that burned offshore for almost two weeks, as international experts prepared to deal with a possible oil spill.