Microplastics Found Throughout an Amazon Floodplain Lake, Even Far From Villages
A new study finds microplastics in every sample of water and sediment from an Amazonian floodplain lake, dominated by blue ...
Tag: polyethylene
Hidden Clues in Ordinary Ions: PCA Turns Ubiquitous Hydrocarbon Fragments Into a Polymer Fingerprint
A new ToF-SIMS study shows that principal component analysis of ubiquitous negative hydrocarbon ions can classify polymers, quantify carbon density, ...
Weathered Microplastics in Himalayan Watershed Soil Act as Pollutant Carriers
A new study of soil from India's Sukhna Lake watershed shows that environmentally weathered microplastics are oxidized, mineral-coated, and contaminated ...
Rose Waste Biochar Helps Borage Fight Off Microplastic Stress, Greenhouse Study Shows
Microplastic pollution has quietly become one of the defining contamination challenges of modern agriculture, and the terrestrial dimension of this ...
Wax Moths Fed Plastic Diets Reveal Hidden Gut Bacteria and a Cost to Reproduction
A new study shows that greater wax moth colonies raised on diets dominated by PET, polystyrene, or polyethylene produce fewer ...
Electrospun Hydrogen-Rich Nanofibers Emerge as Lightweight Shields Against Cosmic Radiation
A new review highlights how electrospun hydrogen-rich polymer nanofiber composites could deliver lightweight, multifunctional radiation shielding for long-duration lunar and ...
Chemists Give Plastic a Sticky New Surface with a Pinch of Iron Catalyst
Chemists have developed an iron-catalyzed reaction that selectively oxidizes only the surface of solid polyethylene, boosting its adhesion to polar ...
MOF-Infused Hydrogel Captures Up to 98% of Microplastics from Laundry Wastewater
Researchers have created a ZIF-8 metal–organic framework hydrogel that removes up to 98 percent of PET and PE microplastics from ...
Industrial Runoff Leaves a Measurable Microplastic Signature in Fiji’s Coastal Waters
A University of the South Pacific study has confirmed that drainage channels around industrial sites on Fiji's Viti Levu carry ...
Microplastics Found in the Blood of Every Dog and Cat Tested in New Study
A new study reports that microplastic particles were detected in the blood of all 20 dogs and cats tested, with ...
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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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