microplastics
Given the alarming impact of microplastic pollution in nature, it is important to understand how
Dr. Susie Dai, an associate professor in Texas A&M’s Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology,
Professor Jaime Ross works in her lab in Avedisian Hall with graduate students Lauren Gaspar
Microplastics naturally scatter in flowing water (left), but after turning on sound waves, the particles
Images of uncoated (top left, right) and coated (bottom left, right) nylon-6,6 fabrics after nine
A magnet attracts the material that the team used to make adsorbents that remove microplastics
via American Chemical Society One more reason why we really do need to pay more
via Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Frankfurt Ingestion of microplastics can trigger evolutionary changes
via UNEP A way to remove microplastics from wastewater with okra and aloe In many
via The Royal Society of Chemistry Can microplastics increase the toxicity of organic pollutants by
via Interesting Engineering Prototype acoustic wave system efficiently separates out microplastics from polluted water Filtering
The smaller the plastic particles are, the larger the harmful cargo they can carry, which
via University of Portsmouth Plastic accumulation in foods may be underestimated and may also carry
via Wikipedia Using bacterial biofilms to trap microplastics Microbiologists have found a way to use
A single use of a facial exfoliator can release 5,000-100,000 microplastics to the environment. Photo