Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics Debbie Banks June 13, 2022 Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted....
Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time Liang Lan June 09, 2022 New Zealand researchers identified tiny plastics, which can be toxic to plants and animals, in 19 snow samples
Plastic pollution: European farmland could be largest global reservoir of microplastics Liang Lan May 24, 2022 A study estimated that between 31,000 and 42,000 tonnes of microplastics (or 86 trillion – 710 trillion microplastic particles) are....
Scientists find microplastics in human blood for first time George Scott March 27, 2022 Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making....
Health and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Food and Coffee Liang Lan February 23, 2022 While being green may seem like only a trendy thing to do, it also has many healthy and environmental benefits.
Are Microfibres the Same as Microplastics? Liang Lan February 21, 2022 Microplastics and microfibres share many of the same characteristics and often overlap, but they’re not the same classification altogether...
Microplastics and Toxic Chemicals Increasingly Prevalent in World’s Oceans Hannah Steiner January 26, 2022 We do not fully understand the risks to human health of ingesting plastic...
World's plastic pollution threat is a 'planetary emergency' equal to climate change and a global treaty will be needed to fight the crisis, damning report warns George Scott January 19, 2022 Plastic emissions into the oceans alone are due to triple by 2040, in line with growing plastics production. The visible....