Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the ...
A new generation of magnetic nanobots cleans hidden plastic from water with surprising efficiency ...
The tiny bits of plastic that wear off bottles, plastic bags, automotive parts and even cosmetics get into the soil and the water supply. They disrupt chemical cycles, throw off ecosystem health and ...
The EPA just flagged microplastics in drinking water. But your kitchen may already be the bigger problem. Here's what to swap ...
Research led by Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China has performed a metadata investigation into the presence of microplastics in humans. They report a concerning relationship between ...
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Today, between 0.013 and 25 million metric tons of micro- and nanoplastic per year are transported up to thousands of ...
(Nanowerk News) Plastic pollution has become a growing crisis for aquatic environments, with nanoplastics being particularly hazardous due to their minuscule size and broad dispersal. Unlike larger ...
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Subscribe ...
According to estimates, by 2040 the level of plastic pollution could reach 80 million metric tons per year. Plastic particles have now been detected in virtually all spheres of the environment, e.g.
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists ...