Sunlight-Aged Microplastics Can Chemically Transform Toxic Chromium in Water
Laboratory experiments show that UV-aged polystyrene microplastics can reduce toxic hexavalent chromium through two distinct chemical pathways involving persistent free ...
Tag: microplastics
Nano-Modified Biochar Eases Lead and Microplastic Stress in Alfalfa
A biochar and calcium oxide nanoparticle composite reduced lead and microplastic toxicity in alfalfa by improving photosynthesis, nitrogen assimilation, and ...
Microplastics Found in Most Fish Tested Along Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar Coast
An exploratory study of 40 marine fish from Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar coast detected microplastics in most gill and gut samples, ...
Spring Surge: Snowmelt Drives Microplastic Peaks in Wastewater Treatment Sludge
A year-long study of an Ontario wastewater treatment plant found microplastic concentrations in sludge peaked in spring at 1.5 to ...
Polystyrene Nanoplastics Drive Colorectal Tumors in Mice by Disrupting Gut Microbiome and Immunity
A mouse study finds chronic polystyrene nanoplastic exposure promotes colorectal tumorigenesis by depleting a protective gut bacterium and weakening Th17 ...
Plastic Pollution Found Across Every Water Sample in Brazil’s São Francisco Estuary
A combined survey of the São Francisco River estuary found bisphenol A in all twelve surface water samples and traced ...
Europe’s Research Infrastructures Push to Untangle the Microplastics Mess
A new perspective argues that coordinating European research infrastructures is the key to overcoming fragmentation in micro- and nanoplastic research.
CLEAN Framework Applies Occupational Safety Logic to Global Microplastic Pollution
A new review proposes the CLEAN framework—Cut, Lock, Extract, Amend, Network—as a prevention-driven One Health roadmap for managing microplastic pollution ...
Candidate Genes Link Polymer Degradation Products to Myeloma Prognosis and Immune Heterogeneity
A bioinformatic and preliminary experimental study identifies PTGS1, CA1, and SYK as prognostic genes in multiple myeloma and explores, without ...
Monsoon runoff drives microplastic surge in Kerala’s Alappuzha–Changanacherry Canal
A first baseline survey finds microplastics at every site of Kerala's Alappuzha–Changanacherry Canal, with monsoon runoff raising concentrations by 48.2%.
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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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