Cloudy With A Chance of Plastics: Microplastics Are Everywhere
The average human inhales a credit-card-sized amount of plastic every week, according to new research. New research proves the plastic we breathe in, stays in.
The average human inhales a credit-card-sized amount of plastic every week, according to new research. New research proves the plastic we breathe in, stays in.
An expert in biogeochemistry explains that tiny plastics are showing up in crops and can be uptaken by plants into their tissues. What’s the next stop? Human digestive systems.
Scientist at Princeton say that egg whites freeze dried and then heated form a structure that removes salt and microplasitcs from sea water.
It’s always a good time to talk about the ocean plastic problem, especially when the biggest-ever Sharkfest series is unspooling on Disney+ and National Geographic channels this week.
The Ocean Cleanup shared some good news in October. It officially announced that after the successful completion of its “System 002” test campaign, The Ocean Cleanup achieved proof of technology and was ready to return to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to begin cleanup. In celebration of this milestone, a … [continued]
Article courtesy of NASA, Earth Science News Team. By Sofie Bates Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean. Microplastics form when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun’s rays and … [continued]
At any given time, 1,100 tons of microplastics are floating over the western United States, Wired reports. Plastic is falling from the sky — it’s literally raining plastic. Imagine yourself in a secluded spot such as the Utah desert or a peaceful forest in Oregon — yet plastic is raining … [continued]
This is incredibly disturbing and should come with a trigger warning.
Plasticenta, as the study called it, is the first evidence of microplastics in the human placenta.
After a year spent tackling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Ocean Cleanup company sets its sights on the world’s 1000 most polluted rivers.
Researchers say they have found a way to convert most plastic waste into hydrogen and carbon nanotubes using microwaves.