The Plastic Nile: Toxic Cargo of Microplastics Threatens River Life and Human Health
A new scoping review finds that microplastics in the Nile River carry heavy metals, organic pollutants, and antibiotics into fish ...
Tag: polypropylene
Labs Throw Away Millions of Tonnes of Plastic. A Simple Sorting Scheme Could Recycle It
Researchers have shown that separately collecting polystyrene and polypropylene from laboratory waste before autoclaving can recover high-quality recyclable polymers and ...
Biodegradable Plastics Can Shed More Microplastics Than Conventional Ones, Study Finds
A new University of Alicante study finds that biodegradable plastics such as PLA, PHB and thermoplastic starch can release as ...
Plastic Particles Are Everywhere in the World’s Protected Wetlands, First Global Review Finds
The first systematic global review finds microplastics are ubiquitous in Ramsar wetlands, with rising contamination, polyethylene and polypropylene dominating, and ...
Grafted Molecule Tames Electric Fields in Next-Generation Power Cable Plastic
Researchers grafted 4-allyloxybenzil onto impact polypropylene copolymer, cutting space charge accumulation by 85 percent and boosting DC breakdown strength by ...
Microplastics Map of China’s Waters Reveals Hotspots and Hidden Risks
A systematic review of 40 studies shows microplastic contamination in Chinese surface waters is highly uneven, with fibers and small ...
Microplastics and Copper Team Up to Rewire Water Lily Stress Defenses
A 28-day experiment on the water lily Nymphaea 'Black Beauty' shows that polypropylene microplastics reshape how plants accumulate copper, triggering ...
Squeezing Polypropylene Flips Its Insulation From Rubbery to Glassy Conduction
New high-pressure experiments show that polypropylene undergoes a pressure-induced glass transition between roughly 230 and 290 megapascals, where its free ...
Wax Worms and Plastic: What the Evidence Really Says About Moth Larvae That Eat Our Waste
A new review of greater wax moth larvae finds compelling but incomplete evidence that the insects and their gut microbes ...
Glass Fibers Beat Nanoclay in the Battle to Reinforce Polypropylene
A systematic study of polypropylene composites filled with both glass fiber and organoclay finds that the fibers dominate reinforcement, consume ...
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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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