University of Hawaii Manoa: Plastic Pollution Disrupts Recovery of Threatened Coral Reefs
October 07, 2025
October 07, 2025
MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Plastic pollution disrupts recovery of threatened coral reefs
A University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to endangered coral reefs. The study found that chemicals leaching from plastics disrupt the two most critical processes for reef survival: the reproduction of adult co . . .
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Plastic pollution disrupts recovery of threatened coral reefs
A University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to endangered coral reefs. The study found that chemicals leaching from plastics disrupt the two most critical processes for reef survival: the reproduction of adult co . . .