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Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 3, 2023
Surface cracks and biofilms on plastic particles might help spread pollution Concerns about microplastic pollution arise not only because of the particles themselves, but also from whatever cargo they might be carrying. Significant levels of heavy metals seem to accumulate on the particles, reflecting local land use and industries.
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 27, 2020
New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. A boom is filled with plastic, and yet was only able to collect small amounts of it due to much of the debris passing it by. km2 to 0.77km2.
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Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2023
Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. Even the definition of “microplastics” is slippery. But tiny plastic fragments follow a multitude of pathways into the enviroment. And not all rivers carry the same load of microplastics. But should we be worried? What can we do about it? What do we know?
Greentown Labs
MARCH 26, 2024
Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. The startup is participating in Go Build 2023.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but its size — less than five millimeters in length — makes the threat almost invisible to the naked eye. Microplastics are created in one of two main ways: the breakdown of larger plastic debris, or from industries that make small plastic particles such as microfibers in clothing and microbeads.
Business Green
JANUARY 6, 2022
Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. We have a fantastic opportunity as we recover from the pandemic to build an economy and society which is greener, fairer and more resilient.
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 18, 2023
As industry is one of the biggest drivers of global climate change and is entirely dependent on the earth’s resources for production, it is important for business leaders and employees to understand the Anthropocene, its implications, and what it means for the future of sustainability and industry. . The Holocene.
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