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Published Stormwater could be a large source of microplastics and rubber fragments to waterways - Stormwater: A Major Contributor of Microplastics and Rubber Fragments to Waterways
(via sciencedaily.com) In cities, heavy rains wash away the gunk collecting on sidewalks and roads, picking up all kinds of...
Published Pulsing ultrasound waves could someday remove microplastics from waterways - Pulsing Ultrasound Waves: A Promising Solution to Remove Microplastics from Waterways
(via sciencedaily.com) Colorful particles of plastic drift along under the surface of most waterways. These barely visible...
Published Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development - Hotter Sand from Microplastics Could Affect Sea Turtle Development
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature o ...
Published Snail-inspired robot could scoop ocean microplastics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop...
Published Oceans release microplastics into the atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Tiny plastic particles can be found in the air over the oceans even far away from the coast. Accordi...
Published Microplastic pollution: Plants could be the answer
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Could plants be the answer to the looming threat of microplastic pollution? Scientists found that if ...
Published Plastic cloud: New study analyzes airborne microplastics in clouds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Plastic waste that accumulates on land eventually ends up in the ocean as microplastics. However, it ...
Published Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above cities, microplastics are tu ...
Published Microplastics may be accumulating rapidly in endangered Galápagos penguins' food web
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Model predictions showed a rapid increase in microplastic accumulation and contamination across the ...
Published Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere -- water, soil and the air. While many creative str ...
Published Microplastics from natural fertilizers are blowing in the wind more often than once thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Though natural fertilizers made from treated sewage sludge are used to reintroduce nutrients onto ag...
Published Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers reveal there are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchma ...
Published Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health - Virus plus Microplastics Equal Double Whammy for Fish Health
(via sciencedaily.com) Microplastics -- tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment -- pose a growing threat ...
Published Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics - Arctic Ice Algae Heavily Contaminated with Microplastics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times as many microplastic ...
Published Inexpensive microplastic monitoring through porous materials and machine learning
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Optical analysis and machine learning techniques can now readily detect microplastics in marine and ...
Published Plastic particles themselves, not just chemical additives, can alter sex hormones - Plastic Particles Can Alter Sex Hormones: A New Study Reveals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study used a pioneering technique to deliver endocrine-disrupting aerosolized micro-nano-plast...
Published Experiment shows biological interactions of microplastics in watery environment
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become expose...
Published Bit by bit, microplastics from tires are polluting our waterways
(via sciencedaily.com) Urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new study has found ...
Published Plant-based plastic releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventio ...
Published Ocean circulation, ice melt and increasing tourism could all be contributing to Arctic microplastics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists measured microplastic concentrations in the highly productive Barents Sea and suggest tha ...