Aussie researchers are at the vanguard of scientists worldwide solving the global environmental crisis created by plastic ...

In short: Researchers say human activity has caused Moreton Bay to be flooded with mud and plastic pollution. Around 98 per cent of the floor of Moreton Bay has been covered in a thick layer of mud.

But Moreton Bay is different. The large sand islands ... This method can be used to estimate how much plastic pollution is present in everything from water to seafood to biosolids and wastewater.

An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane ... around the world is due mainly to overfishing, pollution and climate change. There is also plenty of ...

In 1970, Moreton Bay had about 400 square kilometres of clean ... samples to produce a new estimate of how much microplastic pollution is in the bay. Dr Elvis Okoffo has tested samples of mud ...

Moreton Bay provides about $7.56 billion of value ... waterways and that was why acting now was so important. “Mud pollution remains the number one threat to SEQ’s rivers and bays and the ...

“It is a process already underway in Moreton Bay.” The bay is known as a hotbed of marine life, and is home to turtles, sharks, stingrays, gropers, tropical fish, dolphins, dugongs and ...

To the north, Australia Zoo have had 79 turtles come into their care from the Gold Coast, Redlands, Moreton Bay and ... there's more pollution in the bay." Mr Burns said there was evidence that ...

“This highlights the resilience of Moreton Bay to recover from land-based pollution, so long as the Bay has respite from these pressures.” Reduced rainfall this year has also contributed to ...

But Moreton Bay is different. The large sand islands ... This method can be used to estimate how much plastic pollution is present in everything from water to seafood to biosolids and wastewater.