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. Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (image credit: takepicsforfun / Shutterstock.com).
Grist
JUNE 5, 2024
Victoria and Justin Huang, two 17-year-olds from The Woodlands College Park High School in Texas, designed a system that filters microplastic particles out of water using ultrasound waves. I first read about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and microplastics that we’re getting into our water and our food. Justin: Ms.
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Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California , Davis. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 2, 2024
Retention ponds and wetlands constructed as part of major road schemes can reduce the quantities of tyre particles entering the aquatic environment by an average of 75%, new research appears to show. He added: “Tyre particles are thought to be among the greatest sources of microplastic pollution worldwide. Easy come, easy go?
Grist
AUGUST 10, 2023
Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic pollution crisis: using “recycled” plastic in construction materials. This already happens with materials that don’t have plastics in them.)
Grist
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Nearly 30 percent of this carbon was trapped in rubber and plastic, much of it in household appliances, and another quarter was stashed in bitumen, a byproduct of crude oil used in construction. But unfortunately, the authors acknowledge, these sites often leach chemicals , burp out methane , or shed microplastics into the environment.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
In addition to batteries, apparel, and electronics, there is pressure on more industries to adopt the DPP initiative, such as textiles (especially furniture), plastics, chemicals, construction, and automobile manufacturing.
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