Minimum Group Size for Expedition Based on the Below Research the Minimum Group Size is between 3 and 6. This encompasses considerations for safety, cohesion, efficiency & conservation. Authors opinion would be that an activity with very little free time might work well with 3 people, but if participants are likely to spend free time… Continue reading Minimum Group Size for Expedition
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How Microplastics Can Enter the Food Chain in the UK
This is a blog post explaining how how microplastics can enter the food chain in the UK. Micro plastic pollution is a growing problem, particularly in marine environments. From the environment: The UK has a high level of plastic pollution in its rivers and oceans. This plastic pollution can break down into microplastics, which can… Continue reading How Microplastics Can Enter the Food Chain in the UK
Scotland 2022 – Thorpy’s Project Journal
Even More Ocean Plastic Removed This year went a lot much better than last year: Roughly 3 times the volume of ocean plastic removed approx. 48m3. We can report 1.6 tons removed, as we weighed our ocean plastic. 25% increase in team strength. No conflicts with land owners. No conflicts with staff at Dumfries and… Continue reading Scotland 2022 – Thorpy’s Project Journal
Plastic Fibres from Clothes in Ocean
Where do Plastic Fibres come From? Every time we do our laundry 9 million microfibres get released into water systems and wastewater treatment plants can’t remove them. Because of that these fibres end up on the ocean and enters the food chain as animals digest them. That’s why we have Plastic Fibres from Clothes in… Continue reading Plastic Fibres from Clothes in Ocean
5 Commonly Found Plastics in the Ocean
A Blog post on Commonly Found Plastics in the Ocean: Cigarette butts- I found it surprising that you can find these are Commonly Found Plastics in the Ocean , but because all the water systems eventually interconnect and go in the sea means that that cigarette butts often find their way into the sea even if… Continue reading 5 Commonly Found Plastics in the Ocean
Welsh Water – Sewage in Rivers
Raw Sewage in Rivers A review of data from Welsh Water’s Sewage Treatment Works Next Work shows Raw Sewage being dumped in to Welsh River for 10,000’s of hours per year. The data was released following monitoring of Storm Overflow (CSO in England) events within Welsh Water’s Operating Area. How Much Sewage The below data… Continue reading Welsh Water – Sewage in Rivers
LIDL Ocean Bound Plastic
Prevention is Better than Cure Here at PAPP we are typically concerned with the mountains of plastic waste on beaches. But we are also working to prevent the problem in the first place. We were delighted this week ro see LIDL reveal its plans: “24th February, 2020: Lidl will next month become the first UK… Continue reading LIDL Ocean Bound Plastic
EU Environmental Chief – Plastic Clamp Down
The EU’s top environmental official has suggested that clamping down on virgin plastic production is a crucial part of tackling climate change. Plastic production providing a growing sector for the Oil Industry, but plastic waste is piling up in the world’s oceans. Last month a study of ice cores revealed traces of nanoplastics in both… Continue reading EU Environmental Chief – Plastic Clamp Down
10 Times More Plastic in the Atlantic than Previously Estimated
A recent paper published by researchers at Nature Communications, from lead Author Dr. Katsiaryna Pabortsava, PhD, suggests that High concentrations of plastic are hidden beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.