Microplastics transport pollutants, raising human exposure and health risks
Microplastics, the tiny fragments of plastic debris now recognized in everything from deep-sea sediments to human placental tissue, may be ...
Tag: environmental impact of microplastics
New Method Enables Microplastic Analysis in Sewage Treatment Plants
Brazilian researchers have unveiled a rigorous new laboratory protocol for tracking one of the most pervasive pollutants of the modern ...
Method for quantification of microplastic release from plastic-based materials during weathering
Researchers in Latvia have developed a laboratory method that, for the first time, allows the microplastics released from plastic-based materials ...
Landfills Preserve Plastic Waste Yet Generate Microplastics
Plastic waste is often imagined as something that disappears from everyday life once it is buried beneath layers of soil, ...
Tangled seaweed inspires universal cleaners for ocean microplastics
A fluffy, seaweed-inspired “net” could offer a new way to remove microplastics from water, capturing particles that range from visible ...
Businesses urged to act now against microplastic risks
Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental problem confined to oceans and landfill sites. They are moving through the global ...
Advancing Standardized Monitoring of Microplastics in River Ecosystems
Microplastics (MPs) — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — have infiltrated the environment at an alarming scale, appearing in ...
Asian Plant Common in Brazil Demonstrates Promise for Microplastic Removal from Water
A groundbreaking study conducted at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University (ICT-UNESP) in São José ...
Revealing How Polystyrene Nanoplastics Cause Lung Damage: A Hierarchical Oxidative Stress Pathway Behind Acute to Subacute Pulmonary Injury
In recent years, the pervasive use of plastic materials has led to escalating environmental contamination, particularly from microplastics and nanoplastics. ...
Micro- and Nanoplastic Permeation in Humans Reviewed
In recent years, the infiltration of micro- and nanoplastics into the human body has shifted from a speculative concern to ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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