Soar Optics

Researchers find microplastics pollution linked to population density

Water /

Focus Taiwain 4/13/2023 A local research team has discovered that microplastics pollution in urban rivers in Taiwan is highly related to population density, urbanization and land use. Microplastics, the plastic fragments or manmade fibers with particle size smaller than 5 millimeters, mostly come from daily life, roads, the manufacturing industry and natural fragmentation, explained Alexander […]

Researchers find microplastics pollution linked to population density Read More »

Why microplastics should keep us up at night and what we can do about them

General /

World Economic Forum 3/8/2023 With every new piece of scientific research, the scale and impact of plastic pollution become ever more glaring. We are eating, drinking and breathing microplastics; they are raining down on us and are even found in breast milk and fed to our children. The impact plastic pollution has had on planetary

Why microplastics should keep us up at night and what we can do about them Read More »

Methods for the Detection and Monitoring of Microplastics in the Environment

Soar News /

Wednesday, January 18, Webinar at 6:30 PM Pacific time [Register Here] Abstract: Microplastics have recently been recognized as a significant environmental contaminant with implications for human health and carbon capture. It is widely recognized that we need to control and decrease the level of microplastics in our society. The California State Water Control Resources Board mandates

Methods for the Detection and Monitoring of Microplastics in the Environment Read More »

Scientists warn of health impacts as Great Lakes plastic pollution grows

Health Effects, Water /

(Bridge Michigan) As a lifelong West Michigan resident and avid beach walker whose hometown draws its drinking water from Lake Michigan, Arthur Hirsch has always loved spending time along the Great Lakes. That’s how he spotted something worrying in the water three summers ago. Thousands of plastic pellets littered the beach’s sandy shore, just a

Scientists warn of health impacts as Great Lakes plastic pollution grows Read More »

Roast dinner and all the microplastic trimmings

Food, Health Effects /

(DailyMail.co.uk) Health fears as experts find roast dinner can contain up to 230,000 particles. It’s a meal families traditionally enjoy tucking into at Sunday lunchtime.  But experts have now found that a roast dinner can contain a staggering 230,000 microplastic particles. Researchers said eating a similar meal every day would result in swallowing the equivalent of

Roast dinner and all the microplastic trimmings Read More »

Company making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water

Remediation, Water /

(CNN) — Microplastics contaminate the whole planet, from Arctic ice to Mount Everest. The tiny particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, are in the air we breathe, and have been found in human placenta, blood and lungs. Scientists estimate that there are at least 14 million metric tons of microplastics on the ocean floor, and while all kinds of plastic debris are considered

Company making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water Read More »

Finalist in ABB Analytical Measurement Startup Challenge 2022

Soar News /

ELK GROVE, CA – Soar Optics has been named as a “Re-Imagine Imaging” Finalist in the ABB Analytical Measurement Startup Challenge 2022, in collaboration with Microsoft, ABB Measurement & Analytics, and SynerLeap.   This Challenge seeks to discover new techniques and methods related to imaging.  Soar Optics will be participating in the final presentation on December 15, 2022.  Winners

Finalist in ABB Analytical Measurement Startup Challenge 2022 Read More »