Aussie breakthrough in devastating billion-dollar beach crisis: 'First in the world'
Microplastics have become a silent crisis in our oceans, infiltrating marine life and ecosystems at an alarming rate. These ...
Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.
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Check These Spots in Your Kitchen for Hidden Microplastics. Here's How to Minimize Exposure
Microplastics are everywhere, including your home. Thankfully, there are things you can do to minimize your microplastic ...
‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...
UConn study shows promise of bioplastics to help solve global plastic pollution crisis
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
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Nanoscale plastic particles enhance toxin uptake in plants and human cells
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...
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Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...
How scientists plan to prevent plastic pollution in the ocean
You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...
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Study finds microplastics in Delhi’s groundwater
A 2021 UNEP report, ‘From Pollution to Solution’, had ... said a study it conducted in 2017 found microplastics in Delhi’s tap water. “The current water treatment systems cannot filter ...