Hard-to-recycle PVC turned into sustainable lubricant
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New US-designed mesh mimics tangled seaweed to capture microplastics
A team of US scientists has developed a biodegradable mesh inspired by tangled seaweed that can capture microplastics…
Microplastics in blood bags may affect red blood cells
Plastic blood storage bags could be shedding microplastics into stored blood, and those particles may worsen the…
The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch
Between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Most…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Chemistry in Pictures: Echoes of microplastics
These blood-red clumps are what polypropylene microplastics look like in the body of a live mouse, as…
Microplastics hit the liver hard on a high-fat diet, mouse study finds
In mice, polyethylene microplastics caused much more liver damage when the animals were also on a high-fat diet,…
‘Everyone on Earth is exposed’: Scientists map microplastics deep inside living tissue
A new study from Kingston University in London highlights how microplastics can be detected in living tissue. Using…
Opinion | Microplastics and the ‘Terrible Debris of Progress’
Microplastics, those miniscule particles smaller than 5 millimeters which plastics physically break down into, have now infiltrated every…
Microplastics may contribute to global warming
A new study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that atmospheric microplastics may significantly contribute to global warming.…
Ghost fishing gear: The hidden threat at the bottom of our seas and oceans
Marine pollution is reaching alarming levels in both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic and scientists warn that the…
Microplastics found in human bile may be associated with gallstones
Microplastics are now turning up in human bile, and new research reveals how these tiny particles may disrupt…