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of microplastic beads (ca. 1 渭m) to characterize the response of the planktonic ciliated protozoan Strombidium sulcatum to microplastics and a set of additional exposure experiments with four different particle diameters of microplastics to explore whether the feeding response exhibited size selectivity...
humans or animals, whatever kind of baby it is, but all is not lost. Join us today for an exploration of microplastics and nanoplastics and what we can do to dig out from underneath this mountain of plastic under which we have buried ourselves. Here we go with Matthew Simon....
A large amount of human-produced plastic waste degrades into microplastics: small particles that linger in the environment and can be consumed by animals and people. Microplastics spread through water, air, and even the human bloodstream. Matthew Campen,
The research isn’t nearly complete, and the science is evolving. Still, a consensus is forming among those in the field: The threat of microplastics to some of our body functions is real, and it is growing. “We humans have to decide what to do with the knowledge that we are a littl...
How do nitrates get into pool water? How do nitrates turn back into nitrogen gas? How is runoff harmful to marine organisms? What causes high nitrates in a fish tank? How harmful are phytoplankton blooms? How are microplastics harmful to marine life?
Microplastics make their way into farmland due to sewage sludge used as a fertilizer, and then end up in waterways thanks to runoff from the top level of soil What are microplastics and where do they come from? Microplastics are defined as particles of plastics that range from just one micro...
How are microplastics harmful to marine life? How does light pollution affect people's health? How is water pollution harmful to humans? How does light pollution affect humans? Explain how microorganisms can be harmful or beneficial to the human body. How does the human body lose heat? How d...
However, Stephanie Wright, an environmental toxicology lecturer at Imperial College London, urges caution over some of the studies that have found microplastics in the body. She suggests that the plastic detected could have been inadvertently introduced during the scientific process. “Our gut, our lu...
Each of your cells contains two copies of 23 chromosomes, one inherited from your father and one from your mother. Theoretically, when you create a gamete—a sperm or an egg—each copy has a 50-50 shot at being passed on. But the reality isn't so clearcu