Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
Researchers are looking for solutions, but industry experts say despite attempts to tackle the plastic problem, it's hard to ...
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We know nanoplastics are a threat -- this new tool can help us figure out just how bad they are
While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an ...
Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralization
New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...
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Beach Guardian on mission to make quality bodyboards part of holiday park inventory to reduce plastic scourge
The idea is that if holidaymakers know it's already there when they arrive they won't have to buy cheap, throwaway boards - ...
New water microcleaners self-disperse, capture microplastics and float up for removal
In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that—in a single ...