microplastics

Eliminating microplastics in wastewater at the source
Electro-analytical system used to identify appropriate electrodes for anodic oxidation processes Eliminating microplastics in wastewater
The examination of micro and nanoplastics in human organs and tissues has begun
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Microplastics can cause cellular changes in fish and may disrupt endocrine systems
These are Japanese medaka fish used in a new study that found microplastic fibers cause
The implications of microplastics in the sea, on land and in the air
Plastic debris on a remote Gulf of Alaska beach. Onshore debris can weather to microplastics,
Microplastics affect mortality and reproduction in sand crabs
Photo caption: A Pacific mole crab, or sandcrab, in an aquarium jar with researcher Dorothy
What if bacteria and algae were able to produce omega-3 fatty acids from microplastics
Plastic carbon was transformed even to beneficial fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, by the microbes
A promising new method uses acoustics to capture microplastics in water

Microplastics are receiving a lot of attention lately due to its difficulty in removal from

A new water purification method can simultaneously remove organic, inorganic, and microbial contaminants, as well as microplastics

Magnetic nanoparticles with ionic liquids for water purification In many parts of the world, access

Billions of microplastic particles found in a major body of water

A new study from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College estimates

The challenge is microplastics are harming our drinking water

Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences

A new approach to dealing with microplastics without harming nearby microorganisms

A University of Adelaide-led research team has developed a new approach to purging water sources

Degrading microplastics with a new nanocoating and sunlight

Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO

Could biosynthetic fibers solve our unseen plastic pollution?

While the polyester leisure suit was a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers like

Microplastics are adversely affecting mussels – potentially having a devastating impact on ocean ecosystems

Plastic pollution potentially threatens future survival of this mollusc – new study A new study

Not good news: Microplastic contamination has been found in groundwater systems

Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their