Bottled Water Contains Thousands of Plastic Particles, Major Review Finds
A new review finds that bottled water is widely contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics shed mainly from PET packaging, but ...
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Plastic Fluff That Eats Plastic: Recycled Polymer Filters Snare Microplastics and Then Get a Second Job
Researchers at the University of Palermo have created porous filters from recycled polypropylene and PET that capture over 96 percent ...
No Single Heat Stress Index Fits Every Climate, Landmark Iranian Study Finds
A new Iranian study combining expert consensus methods, multi-criteria weighting, and field thermal sensation data shows that the best heat ...
New Protocol Reveals Millions of Microplastic Clues Hidden in Greenhouse Soils
Spanish researchers have validated a new analytical protocol that reliably extracts and identifies microplastics as small as 50 micrometres in ...
Your Office Dust May Be the Worst Place for Microplastic Exposure, Study Finds
A new study of indoor dust in Tiruchirappalli, South India, finds that an academic office harbors the highest and most ...
SPECT Rivals PET in Head-to-Head Test of Parkinson’s Brain Scans
A head-to-head trial shows modern multi-pinhole SPECT matches PET for dopamine transporter imaging in uncertain parkinsonism, while neuromelanin and iron ...
Rainwater in Jakarta Carries Plastic Additives, Study Finds
A new study detects PVC, PET, PMMA and plastic additives in rainwater harvesting systems in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sewage Sludge Treatment May Transform, Not Destroy, Microplastics in Wastewater
New research shows hydrothermal carbonization transforms rather than eliminates PET and polystyrene microplastics in sewage sludge, transferring substantial organic load ...
Hyperspectral Camera and AI Map Hidden Microplastics in Sand Without Sampling
Researchers have combined near-infrared hyperspectral imaging with a self-organizing map neural network to identify and semi-quantitatively map microplastic contamination on ...
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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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