Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A new study has found that microplastics can inhibit lungs that are growing or trying to heal themselves, particularly after health conditions like COVID-19.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Bristol based microplastic technology company Matter is launching Gulp, “the first sustainable, long-lasting washing machine microfibre filter” on Kickstarter from 11 October. and recycling of microplastics, and says it is focused on “cradle-to-cradle solutions”, with a mission to stop microplastic pollution at source.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. As reported in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters , boiling and filtering calcium-containing tap water could help remove nearly 90% of the nano- and microplastics present. Image credit: Eddy Zeng.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Plastic production and pollution affect human health and fuel greenhouse gas emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

A research group in Japan has demonstrated that airborne microplastics adsorb to the epicuticular wax on the surface of forest canopy leaves, and that forests may act as terrestrial sinks for airborne microplastics The study used a new technique to measure the levels of microplastics adhering to the leaves.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

While many previous reports had documented the buildup of plastic bottles and bags in the natural environment, much less attention had been paid to what the scientists dubbed “microplastics.” One thing that has become much clearer since the early 2000s is the sheer extent of microplastic pollution. It turns out, they were right.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A recent paper in PLOS One presents evidence of dolphin inhalation of microplastics. What first drew you to study microplastic inhalation in dolphins, and why did you choose to investigate this topic? Just as we suspected, dolphins are breathing in microplastics. Hart (College of Charleston, USA) and Miranda K.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2024

The three-year PhD project seeks to determine whether future environmental conditions – such as higher UV radiation levels, increased temperatures and acidity in the oceans – will cause plastics to shed more microplastics than they do now. We expect to see many more microplastics coming off aged plastic rather than new plastic.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 7, 2022

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean. It can lead to consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.

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Grist

MAY 23, 2024

No human organ is safe from microplastic contamination, it seems — not even the testicles. Researchers at the University of Mexico recently tested 70 samples of testicular tissue — 47 from dogs and 23 from humans — and found microplastics in every single one. So how do the microplastics get into people’s bodies?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Independently verified research by Swedish water technology firm Bluewater has apparently verified the efficiency of its water purifier technology at removing up to 99.99% of health threatening microplastics and chemicals such as toxic PFAS from tap water.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2022

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET, used in bottles and food containers, was one of the most common sources of microplastic identified in the study (image caption: Kevin Doncaster , CC BY 2.0 A potential link between microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been flagged up by a scientific study released in late December.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The campaign group, Fighting Dirty, has launched legal action against the Environment Agency (EA) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, over a lack of testing for microplastics and harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge spread on land. The group announced the action on 2 November.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The Government acknowledged the serious and growing impacts of poisonous particle pollution from brake, tyre and road surface wear on the environment and human health – but diverted attention away from the immediate and urgent need to stop it entering directly into rivers and streams, water quality specialists have warned.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to a new critical review conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham. The research found that, of 2,381 products studied, only two were leave-on products.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Compiled by a multidisciplinary group of experts – including engineers, ecologists, medics, and air quality analysts – the document provides a detailed rundown on topics such as what happens to tyres when we drive, what kind of particles are produced, where they end up, and the implications for health and the environment.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Among the emerging U.S.

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Grist

JUNE 5, 2024

. “I want to help make sure that future generations can still have the same planet that we live on — that they don’t have to constantly worry about their health just because of what we have done in the past,” said Victoria Ou, another of this year’s top winners. And I was like, This is definitely a huge problem.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. Certification schemes aim to provide some assurance that products like compost and digestate are safe for human, animal and plant health. Even the definition of “microplastics” is slippery. And not all rivers carry the same load of microplastics. But should we be worried?

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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.

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Grist

MAY 28, 2020

“It shows that the ocean is not only a sink but also a source of microplastics,” Melanie Bergmann, a marine ecologist who was not involved in the study, told Grist in an email. Steve Allen said that the same process of microplastic ejection is likely happening out at sea, and in other bodies of water like rivers and lakes.

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Grist

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But unfolding alongside the “macroplastic” pollution crisis is another threat caused by much smaller particles: microplastics. Microplastics — tiny plastic fragments that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, a little less than one-third the size of a dime — have become ubiquitous in the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Now, researchers say they have demonstrated that combinations of these food-grade plant extracts can remove microplastics from wastewater. In the typical wastewater treatment process, microplastics are removed from water in two steps. However, this step only removes a fraction of the total microplastics that are present.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

Drain health is still important One thing that Unblocktober has taught us looking into 2023 is how important drain health remains, not just on an individual level but also on a wider environmental level. But what does this mean looking into 2023?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • New research from the round-the-world yacht race The Ocean Race* has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent. fragmented fishing gear and lines.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

Artist Maarten Vanden Eynde discusses microplastics and nanoplastics, and the challenge they present with ocean pollution, at a 2017 event, Biotalk (image credit: FotoMediamatic , CC BY-NC 2.0 The health effects of such environmental pollution is not well understood. More than 90% of tap water in the U.S.

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Grist

JANUARY 9, 2024

At this point, it’s common knowledge that bottled water contains microplastics — fragments of the insidious material that can be as small as a bacterial cell. Until now, scientists lacked a quick and efficient way to identify nanoplastics, hindering research on their health and environmental impacts. I was blown away,” she told Grist.

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Grist

JANUARY 31, 2022

The nanoparticles are smaller and more toxic than microplastics, which have already been found across the globe, but the impact of both on people’s health is unknown. People are known to inadvertently eat and breathe microplastics and another recent study found that the particles cause damage to human cells.

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Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

In recent years, concern has risen about the effect plastic waste could have on human health. More specifically, microplastic. Mussels, tuna, sardines, sea bream, hake, you name it; all contain an amount of microplastics consumed while in the sea. How do Microplastics come about? All of these are secondary microplastics.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In a recent study published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology Letters, scientists found 10 times more microplastic in babies’ feces than in adults’ Researchers discovered this in a pilot study that involved sifting through infants’ used diapers.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Research commissioned by Plastic Soup Foundation points to microplastics in feed pellets as possible cause for high content of plastic particles found in meat and dairy. Released today, the results of the study reveal 73 per cent of meat and dairy products tested by scientists contained microplastics.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. A study published just last month in the journal Toxicological Sciences tested 62 placentas, and found microplastics, in varying concentrations, in every single one.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The air quality conference will address three major themes: air quality regulations; air quality and climate change, and indoor air quality and public health. The three main themes of the analytical conference will be the challenges involved with the laboratory analysis of microplastics, PFAS, and coronaviruses in wastewater.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2019

Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns.

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Microplastics are found in zooplankton, fish, seabirds, whales, seals, and also humans. The post Three Scientists Awarded the 2022 Volvo Environment Prize for Groundbreaking Microplastic Research appeared first on The Green Living Guy. Yet, the long-term effects of this plastic pollution threat are still largely unknown.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

All materials do this, even plastics, which break down into what we call microplastics – i.e. plastic particles smaller than 5mm. Yet, given the environmental impact of plastic straws , they don’t make sense for the health of our planet either. Biodegradable Straws Reduce Microplastics at Sea and on Land. ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2021

There is growing scientific concern about the environmental and health impacts of microplastics which are being discovered in the remotest areas of the earth and in food chains. The research studied the impact on the mussels and how the microplastics could be captured ensuring they didn't get released into the marine environment.

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