microplastics

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  • Microplastics in the Sky: The Unseen Pollutants Clouding Our Atmosphere
    Microplastics in the Sky: The Unseen Pollutants Clouding Our Atmosphere
    In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Japan have identified microplastics suspended in the clouds, raising alarming concerns about the extent of plastic pollution and its potential implications for the environment and climate. These findings, sourced from two separate studies, shed light on the pervasive nature of microplastics and their ability to infiltrate even the most unexpected places.
  • Chinese Researchers Create Robot Fish That May Help Solve Microplastics Crisis
    Plastic garbage litters the shoreline in Cilincing in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 26, 2018.
    A robotic fish that can take up microplastics through its body has been created as a proof-of-concept by scientists at Sichuan University in China.
  • Spiderwebs As 'Trap' For Microplastics: Study
    SPIDERWEB
    Spiderwebs turn out to be a brilliant, organic commodity for monitoring particulate contamination in the urban atmosphere.
  • Microplastics Have Reached Antarctic Snow
    ANTARCTICA
    Microplastics have been discovered for the first time in the snows of Antarctica, and at a higher concentration than in the surrounding seas.
  • Microplastics Have Been Discovered in the Human Lungs' Deepest Part
    Plastic garbage litters the shoreline in Cilincing in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 26, 2018.
    For the first time, researchers claim to have discovered microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic debris that result from the disposal of industrial waste — deep in the lungs of living humans.
  • You Are Including Plastic In Your Diet, Experts Warns
    Person holding a plastic bottle in the beach.
    Did you know that a recent study conducted showed another way how these plastics are presently affecting our lives negatively?