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World’s oceans clogged with plastic debris

World’s oceans clogged with plastic debris

In the News  |  Published: 11 December 201426 February 2019

Almost 269,000 tonnes of plastic pollution may be floating in the world’s oceans, according a team of scientists from around […]

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Melamine leaching from plastic tableware – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 January 201326 July 2018

Tableware made from melamine-containing plastics may leach some of the compound into food if it is served hot, according to […]

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NZ Herald: ‘Magic’ process turns kiwifruit into gold

In the News  |  Published: 03 September 201003 September 2010

Michael Dickison writes in the New Zealand Herald about work by NZ scientists which has allowed kiwifruit to be turned […]

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NZ Herald:Waste plastics pose toxic threat in oceans

In the News  |  Published: 24 August 200924 August 2009

Steve Connor of the New Zealand Herald writes about the newest threat posed to our oceans: the chemicals produced when […]

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Biomaterials – from animal blood to plastic

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 26 September 200801 December 2010

Living in a world where commercial products are continuously getting smarter and smaller, it’s no surprise that scientific research is […]

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