Pollution accidentelle des eaux (+ déchets plastiques)

Heavy metals are found on plastic pellets which washed up on the Sussex and Kent coast.

Calcium carbide, found in these containers, is known to produce acetylene gas upon contact with moisture, which is highly flammable.

Southern Water has attributed the spill to an issue at its Eastbourne wastewater site.

Des millions de granulés de plastique ont envahi les plages du sud de l’Angleterre après une défaillance dans une station d’épuration de la société Southern Water

As compensation battles over the X-Press Pearl disaster stall, the MSC Elsa 3 accident off Kerala has inflicted new damage on marine ecosystems and fishing communities in India and Sri Lanka.

Scientists warn the damage to the environment after the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster could be much more enduring.

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka is once again facing a significant marine environmental crisis, as tiny plastic pellets, commonly known as nurdles, have begun washing ashore along the island’s northern coastline. This time, the pollution is linked to the sinking of the Liberia-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 off of Kerala, India. The unfolding incident has […]

Plastic nurdle spill from sunken cargo ship reaches TN's Dhanushkodi sanctuary, raising alarm Chennai: A plastic nurdle spill from the sunken cargo ship

The possibility of nurdles spill entering the Gulf of Mannar is thin as the INCOIS ocean wave data shows the waves are carrying the spill in a straight line tow

Seine, Tamise, Ebre... Selon les scientifiques, une pollution "alarmante" a été observée dans neuf fleuves européens.

The coastguard said the ‘nurdles’ are not toxic, but can be a risk to wildlife if ingested.

Une défaillance dans une station d’épuration britannique a provoqué le déversement de millions de granulés plastiques sur les plages du sud de l’Angleterre. Ces minuscules déchets peuvent se révéler très nocifs pour le

Exclusive: Experts urge water companies to update plants to avoid another catastrophe, as analysis reveals scale of use

The water minister has condemned the actions of a water company after a major pollution spill

Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands

'This is the worst incident we have ever seen. The impact on the environment and local wildlife can be catastrophic.'

In the wake of the landmark judgement delivered by the Supreme Court ordering $ 1 billion as interim compensation over the X-Press Pearl disaster, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) of Sri Lanka, along with other stakeholders, initiated action to claim similar payments over the disaster being caused by the Liberia-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 that caught fire off Kerala, India ..

The Kerala High Court in India held its first hearing related to India’s nearly $1.1 billion compensation claim related to the sinking of the MS

In the vast expanses of the world's oceans, a silent yet pervasive threat is taking shape: nurdles. These tiny, pre-production plastic pellets

Hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic beads used to manufacture products like water tanks and milk bottles have washed up on northern beaches in parts o

Chennai: Plastic nurdles from the Liberia-flagged container ship that sank off the Kerala coast could spread to the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Man.

Among the debris, the nurdles, which have been found on beaches in Thiruvananthapuram, have drifted southward into the west coast of Tamil Nadu due to prevailin

Ce lundi 7 avril, la revue scientifique Environmental Science and Pollution Research a publié 14 études traitant de la pollution microplastique observée