Microplastics pollution

Microplastics are everywhere as of late — in the ocean, the air, our foods, and now the human body. Experts weigh in on how to avoid the tiny plastic.

A team of researchers from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) have developed an electrolytic process for treating wastewater, degrading microplastics at the source.

The translucent, ethereal quality of the jellyfish symbolizes the hidden yet ever-present threat of microplastics in our environment. The insidious tiny plastic particles permeate our ecosystem, and the consequences of our plastic consumption have a profound impact on the natural world.

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How worried should we be about microplastic? Beyond global warming, considered as the main adverse effect of human activity, the human...

UN declares ocean emergency About 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. This amount is enough to kill over a million seabirds and at least 100,000 marine mammals. If drastic measures are not taken, within 30 years the volume of microplastics in the ocean will reach a billion tons, which will exceed the total weight of the fish living in the ocean.

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I would rate this as an excellent idea. The Marine Conservation Society has suggested that washing machines are fitted with filters across the outlet where the dirtywater goes to waste to prevent plastic microfibres from polluting the oceans. They want them to be installed from 2024. A lot of...

Airborne Microplastics: A Global Issue With Implications For Human Health Where do those come from? In 2018, 359 million tons of plastic were manufactured globally. Most of this plastic production was to create macroplastics (fragments over 5 mm in size).... However, this process often succintly creates microplastics as a waste product. E.g. the grinding & chopping of synthetic material can produce significant quantities of microplastic that are small enough to be emitted directly into the…