Microplastics found in 100% of samples from Delaware River, tributaries
Nowhere along the Delaware River watershed is free from plastic pollution, according to a new report from the…
Microplastics found in Delaware River
Microplastics and nanoplastics are often invisible to the human eye and are easily ingested. These particles have been…
Study finds microplastics throughout Delaware River watershed, including Lehigh River | Carbon County Area
LEHIGHTON, Pa. — From the surface, the Lehigh River can look remarkably clean, but researchers looking at what…
Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water, but the tide may be turning
By Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation via Reuters Connect Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide…
Pennsylvania waterways are full of microplastics, and sediment levels keep doubling
Tiny plastic particles are accumulating in Pennsylvania waterways at an alarming rate, and researchers say they are not…
As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry downplays dangers
ERIE, Pa. — On an overcast day in this Great Lakes city, semitrucks pulled alongside railcars parked at…
This University of Pennsylvania lab is working on new ways to detect microplastics
The Trump administration is taking aim at microplastics, calling them a “human health threat.” The tiny fragments are…
Cleaning Up Lake Erie Begins With A Network Of Digital Sensors
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Cleaning Up Lake Erie Begins With A Network Of Digital Sensors
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The city of Cleveland sits on the banks…
How long does pollution stay in Lake Erie? | News
CLEVELAND — Shut off all the water flowing into Lake Erie and it would take about 2.6 years…
Plastic monster launched into Lake Erie to boost awareness of microplastics, pollution – The Land
Regional water activist Eddie “Trash Fish” Olschansky moors his “Bessie” sculpture to a floating dock along the Cuyahoga…
Philadelphia’s Senior Environment Corps tracks pollution
Staying busy and leaving a positive legacy Meyer, 71, volunteers with the Senior Environment Corps because he wants…