Moss surveys show airborne microplastics deposited widely across the UK
Microplastics have turned up in moss from almost every corner of the United Kingdom, according to a new nationwide survey ...
Tag: environmental impact of microplastics
Microplastics detected in farmed prawns from India using machine learning
Microplastics have turned up in yet another corner of the global food system, and this time researchers have paired their ...
Microplastics Alter Swimming Behavior in Wood Frog Tadpoles
Microplastics have now been shown to subtly but measurably rewire the swimming behavior of one of North America's most widespread ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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