Small microplasticsWastewaterThe quantification of microplastics (MPs), especially small MPs (20–100μm), in freshwater environment and wastewaters is a great challenge due to the complexity of environmental compartment. In the present study, a novel method based on the optimization of sampling, ...
Meanwhile, scientists and researchers are investigating methods to collect microplastics, including a tiny robot fish that has been developed at Sichuan University that can collect the particles. Another technique being developed uses vegetable oil, iron oxide and magnets, and has been found to be 87...
Plastic bags make great packing material. You can use them to wrap delicate items, such as glass and ceramic, or to save family heirlooms. This is a great trick when you’re moving house, as plastic bags provide a great layer of protection and cushioning, especially if you put bag-wrappe...
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, fromremote mountain topstodeep ocean trenches. They also are inmany animals,including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment aremicrofibers—plastic fragments shaped like tiny threads or filaments. Microfibers come from m...
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,
In fact, plastic bags that make their way into rivers, lakes, or oceans never completely biodegrade. Instead, they break down into smaller and smaller pieces,eventually becoming “microplastics,”which are less than 5 millimeters long. But although thesemicroplastics aren’t as visually intrusiveas...
Plastic has become indispensable for human life. When plastic debris is discarded into waterways, these items can interact with organisms. Of particular concern are microscopic plastic particles (microplastics) which are subject to ingestion by several t
municipalities collect more types of plastics than they have the capability to process, and only about5%of plastic actually gets recycled. In addition, due to the environmental and human health effects of microplastics, nanoplastics, and forever chemicals in our bodies and ecosystems, plastic chemicals...
The size of microplastics, which measure 5 millimeters or less, adds another dimension to the plastic pollution problem because animals can eat them, potentially being harmed or passing the particles into thefood chainthat ends with humans. So far, thehealth effectsfor people are not fully underst...
timerDuration 33m 38s Presenters Lance Mortlock EY Canada Managing Partner, Industrials & Energy Full Details 22 May 2024 Energy Drivers - What is the scale of lithium extraction opportunities in Canada? In this episode, we talk to Amanda Hall, CEO and Founder of Summit Nanotech, about the ...