Tiny fish-shaped robot ‘swims’ around picking up microplastics
Microplastics are found nearly everywhere on Earth and can be harmful to animals if they’re ingested. But it’s hard to ...
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The world’s most remote oceans are polluted with microplastics: study
Curtin scientists who analysed seawater samples taken by Jon Sanders on his recent circumnavigation voyage have found microplastics present ...
Understanding the health and environmental risks of microplastics
Studies have shown that tiny plastic pieces are nearly everywhere — in the air, water, food and even inside the ...
Researchers succeed in monitoring the “journey” of microplastics through the intestine of a living organism
A UAB research team has managed to track the behaviour of microplastics during their "journey" through the intestinal tract of ...
Are microplastics pervasive in Nigerian drinking water?
In Nigeria, about 90% of water available for drinking is sourced from boreholes, or deep, narrow wells that tap into ...
Microplastics in the food chain
Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within ...
Yellow perch can expel microplastics from their bodies – but not without consequences
When plastic enters our oceans, lakes and streams, it can break down into microplastics (MPs) - plastic particles smaller than ...
Cooking up a way to remove microplastics from wastewater — with okra, aloe
SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2022 — In many cuisines, okra serves as a master thickener of stews and soups. The ...
Environment: European floating microplastics may accumulate in Arctic Ocean
Floating microplastics from European rivers may accumulate in parts of the Arctic Ocean, the Nordic Seas and Baffin Bay, a ...
Microplastics increase the toxicity of organic pollutants in the environment by a factor of 10
Microplastics increase the toxicity of organic pollutants in the environment Credit: Tel Aviv University Microplastics increase the toxicity of organic ...
PSU-led team to study microplastics across Columbia River Basin
Microplastics can be found everywhere — from the air to the ocean — but there's still much to learn about ...
Impossible to prevent children from ingesting microplastics
Plastic breaks down into microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics. These plastics can be found almost everywhere around the globe. Researchers ...
People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces, study says
Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 mm in length –– are everywhere, from bottled water to food ...
Tracking down microplastics in Antarctica
Microplastics are everywhere, even in the most remote places. Where do these tiny pieces of plastic come from? Researchers from ...
Deep learning algorithms assist in identifying microplastics in human body
The research is supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant 21-73-00097).Credit: Kazan Federal University The research is supported by the ...
Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according ...
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