/ Microplastic Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /climate/what-can-i-do/blog/plastisphere-marine-snow-and-ocean-plastics A mini-explainer on "The Plastisphere" and "marine snow." May 19, 2022 - 12:34pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/what-can-i-do/blog/plastisphere-marine-snow-and-ocean-plastics /health/news/pathogens-can-hitch-ride-plastic-reach-sea Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health. A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens that carry diseases. April 26, 2022 - 8:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/pathogens-can-hitch-ride-plastic-reach-sea /climate/news/plastic-pool-toy-pollution-wild A new trend of pool toys containing glitter and microbeads is complicating the already pervasive environmental problem of microplastic pollution. July 29, 2021 - 8:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/plastic-pool-toy-pollution-wild