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The Forth at Risk
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/scotland-at-risk/the-forth.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. The Forth at Risk. Sadly, like on many beaches in Scotland. Nurdles are washing up on the Forth's unique coast line in worryingly large numbers. Post mortems of gulls, fulmars, terns and puffins have...
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Tips To Help You Hunt
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/how-to-hunt-nurdles.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. Tips To Help You Hunt. It is a tricky business hunting for nurdles! The best place to start your hunt is amongst accumulations of small pieces of plastic above the tide line. Nurdles are hard to spot!
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At Risk From Plastic
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/scotland-at-risk/the-forth/at-risk-from-plastic.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. At Risk From Plastic. We do not know where these fresh nurdles are coming from. However unlike manufacturers, companies that use or transport nurdles around the Forth are not subject to controls ...
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A Unique Environment
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/scotland-at-risk/the-forth/a-unique-environment.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. The Firth of Forth has 12 offshore islands: Bass Rock is the largest single island gannet colony in the world, but the Isle of May must be the jewel in the crown. To keep this unique environment beau...
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Our Work with Industry
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/whats-the-solution/nurdle-work-with-industry.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. Our Work with Industry. We also work with member bodies/trade associations to raise awareness and engage with government on how they foresee the uptake of OCS being enhanced. Our projects officer, Ma...
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At Risk From Toxins
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/scotland-at-risk/the-forth/at-risk-from-toxins.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. At Risk From Toxins. And extremely high levels of PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). Email to a friend. Fidra is an SCIO and Scottish Registered Charity. SCO43895.
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A Global Response
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/whats-the-solution/global-response.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. There is currently no practical way of removing the nurdles which are already in our seas, but we can make sure we do not add to the problem. Scotland: The Marine Litter Strategy. To substantially re...
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How do they end up at sea?
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/whats-the-problem/lost-at-sea.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. How do they end up at sea? Roll over the picture below to find out more. Nurdles can escape from small breaks or holes in the different containers used for their transit. Email to a friend. Fidra is ...
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Plastic - Toxic Combination
http://www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/whats-the-problem/toxic-combination.html
REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR SEAS. Tips To Help You Hunt. The Great Winter Nurdle Hunt. The Problem - What Are Nurdles? How do they End Up at Sea? Small, Smaller, Microscopic! Plastic - Toxic Combination. Plastic - Eaten by Animals. The Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Forth at Risk. Our Work with Industry. Plastic - Toxic Combination. Although relatively harmless in their raw state, nurdles can become toxic in the marine environment. Roll over the chemicals to find out more. Email to a friend.
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