How This Female Founder Aims to Eliminate the Toxic Toll of Microplastics
Matereal co-founder Jacqueline Ros Amable is working to decarbonize the plastic supply chain by tapping into biobased ...
What to know about microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS
Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...
Daily home activities - like folding clothes and sitting on a sofa - could give off clouds of microplastics, scientists warn
Ahead of urgent United Nations talks on reducing plastic pollution, new research holds a workout on a synthetic carpet could ...
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An ignored microplastics threat
MICROPLASTICS — plastic particles ranging in size from large grains of sand to particles small enough to become airborne or ...
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Calcutta University-earth science min study in Antarctica finds microplastics in penguins' lung, gut
Indian researchers have discovered microplastics in Adelie penguins from Antarctica's Svenner Islands. The study, conducted ...
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Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems
Bottlenose dolphins leapt and torpedoed through the shallow turquoise waters off Florida’s Sarasota Bay. Then, a research ...
Goodbye Microplastics: New Recyclable Plastic Breaks Down Safely in Seawater
A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This ...
Experts study where microplastics are winding up—and what risks they pose
While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...
Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn't generate microplastics
Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic ...
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Study tracks PFAS, microplastics through landfills and wastewater treatment plants
Scientists find that most of the microplastics and the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS cycle through landfills and wastewater treatment plants and end up back in the environment.