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Microplastics have been found in the blood of cows and pigs in a study that raises questions over the food chain.
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Many ecologists share the view that to know how microplastics transition through global systems is necessary to address the pollution problem. This appears possible...
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Microplastics are used in many cosmetic products deliberately (a mix of rinse-off and leave-on cosmetics). Plastic particles are added since they considered by manufacturers...
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What can be done about the extensive use of microplastics in consumer products? While an outright ban represents an ultimate goal, pulling the majority...
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Plastics have made life easier across the planet, not least due to the material being lighter, easy to mold and easy to clean. At...
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The new research into LEGO blocks took some of the plastic bricks that had weathered at sea and which were collected from English beaches,...
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The extent of plastic pollution in the oceans is considerable, and it could be that up to 70 percent of the waste in the...
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Gail Krantzberg, is a professor in the Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Krantzberg does research in...
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Between May and November 2019, the environmental research schooner Tara traversed four European sea fronts and collected samples from nine major rivers in Europe,...
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The area around Tuktoyaktuk in the Eastern Beaufort Sea is remote, and not the first choice for a place to find microplastics – yet...