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🌿 Liquid Trees: Microalgae Photobioreactors and the Quiet Art of Urban Breathing
From section: 💡 Did You Know🔬 Microalgal growth rates vary widely among species, strains, and cultivation conditions. Under favorable controlled conditions, some fast-growing cultures may double their biomass in roughly one to two days, while others grow considerably more slowly.
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🕸️ Ghost Nets, Silent Drifters: How Lost Fishing Gear Haunts the Ocean
From section: Frequently Asked Questions+Why do ghost gear estimates vary so much? Estimates vary because researchers may measure different kinds of gear, such as net area, line length, hooks, traps, or total mass. Some studies focus on one region or fishery, while others use broader global models, so the numbers are not always directly comparable.
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🔄 Tides of Plastic: Microplastic Pollution in the Oceans and Its Journey Back to Us
Microplastics originate from many sources. Some form when larger plastic items break apart through sunlight, abrasion, waves, and time. Others begin as intentionally manufactured particles, or as synthetic fibers released when fabrics are washed, worn, and weathered. …
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🌊 Microplastics in the Ocean: How Tiny Fragments Travel
Others mix downward, become coated with organic matter, or settle into sediment.
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🕸️ Ghost Nets: Silent Killers Threatening Our Oceans and Reefs
🌊 Beneath the calm surface of the ocean, a hidden danger can keep moving long after people lose sight of it: ghost nets. These abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing nets may drift through open water, settle on reefs, tangle with other debris, or remain suspended where marine…
