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