Fionn Ferreira has used his childhood curiosity to power his environmentalist project. Now, he's looking to scale up his "ferrofluids"...
microplastics
Fionn Ferreira has used his childhood curiosity to power his environmentalist project. Now, he's looking to scale up his "ferrofluids"...
Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are increasingly recognized as...
Microplastics are small fragments of plastic, less than 5 mm in diameter. There are two types of microplastics: primary and...
Nature, Published online: 14 June 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01643-wPlastic contamination probably came from clothing and other gear used at Antarctic research stations....
Samples from the tropical Indian Ocean were investigated using a new method for extraction and identification of microplastic particles from...
While we know where the plastics came from, the origin of this particular tar wasn’t clear. But generally speaking, whenever...
A UAB research team has managed to track the behaviour of microplastics during their "journey" through the intestinal tract of...
Farmlands across Europe are potentially the biggest global reservoir of microplastics due to the high concentrations found in fertilisers derived...
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health,...