Study finds heavy metals and microplastics in Algarve sea
Heavy metals and microplastics are just some of the pollutants detected on the continental shelf off thein Algarve sea. “Human
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How microplastics are threatening water and land across Missouri
Microplastics are threatening water and land across Missouri When Missouri River Relief tackled a 10.2-mile stretch of the river in
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Microplastics discovered in Antarctic snow for the first time
New research highlights the scale of plastic pollution and its effects in the most remote region of the world. Microplastics
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Microplastics found in human blood for first time
Researchers have found microplastics, or tiny plastic particles, in a new location: the human blood. These ubiquitous pollutants have previously
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Scientists starting to research the impact of microplastics on our health
If you haven’t heard of microplastics impact, you soon will. Researchers say so much of our world is made of
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Microplastics in sewage a toxic combination that is poisoning our land
Policy failure and lack of enforcement have left Britain’s waterways and farmland vulnerable to ‘forever chemicals’ Microplastics in sewage a
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Microplastics Have Been Found in Human Blood
The majority of us don’t purposefully eat plastic, but that doesn’t mean we’re not consuming it every day. Microplastics, which
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Microplastics at 27.5 Million tons Travelling in Air
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center Microplastics at 27.5 Million tons Travelling in Air for Ocean Research in Kiel, together with scientists from
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How microplastics in the air are polluting the most
Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on earth by the wind, according to new research
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European farmland is a huge reservoir of microplastics
In many European countries, sewage sludge is commonly huge used in agriculture as a sustainable and renewable source of fertilizer,
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Microplastics Carry Parasites to Ocean
According to a new study by the University of California, Davis, microplastics are a pathway for land-based parasites to reach
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Scientists se Satellite Data To Track Ocean Microplastics
Microplastics are formed when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun’s rays and the motion of ocean
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The World’s Fish Are Swimming In Microplastics
Tim Hoellein, a professor, and grad student Loren Hou have been examining the timeline of the microplastics buildup in fish,
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Uni Of Queensland Scientists Uncover Microplastics In Everyday Rice
Australian scientists have discovered rice can contain trace amounts of potentially harmful microplastics during a world-first study published in the
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Scientists Find Way To Remove Polluting Microplastics With Bacteria
Microbiologists have devised a sustainable way to remove polluting microplastics from the environment – and they want to use bacteria
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Microplastics In Our Air ‘Spiral The Globe’ In A Cycle Of Pollution, Study Finds
In the US, the main way plastics get tossed into the air is through road traffic. Car tires, brakes and
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Microplastics In Treatment Plants Becomes Hubs For Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Study
“A number of recent studies have focused on the negative impacts that millions of tons of microplastic waste a year
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