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New report says plastic food packaging sheds over 1,000 tons of microplastics into food and drinks each year
The findings point to a direct pathway of human exposure through everyday eating and drinking.
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Engineered algae removed 91% of microplastics from water in one hour — then scientists recycled the captured plastic into new material
A single gram of engineered blue-green algae can pull nearly all the microplastic out of a liter of contaminated water in 60 ...
A new study estimates that adults inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles per day inside homes and cars, with most particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. (Image by Nadiia Yakovenko, ...
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Scientists just found a smelly algae that eats microplastics, and it could save your drinking water
Scientists are developing algae to tackle microplastic pollution in drinking water. This orange-scented algae repels water, ...
With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, a new study has modeled what happens when people ...
A new study may have found the culprit behind microplastic accumulation in our brains, and it's much more common than we may ...
Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...
DÜBENDORF, Switzerland (StudyFinds.org) – For those who love to catch the fresh falling snow on their tongues, beware, that might actually be plastic falling from the sky! Researchers from Switzerland ...
With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, new research has modeled what happens when people ...
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