(Web MD 10/28/22) You eat a credit card’s worth of plastic in a week. That may bother you. But does it harm you? The answer depends on who you ask. Awareness of microplastics in general is certainly increasing; the most recent news is the detection of microplastics in human breast milk. Other research has suggested that […]
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October 21, 2022 Elk Grove, California-based technology startup Soar Optics has been named a regional winner in the Cleantech Open Accelerator competition and has advanced to the national semifinals in San Jose, California on October 25, 2022. Soar’s technology detects microplastics in the environment using rapid surface chemical analysis tools. The emerging technology is poised to play a key role in
19 October 2022 – For immediate release ELK GROVE, CA – Soar Optics has been named as a Regional Winner in the Cleantech Open Accelerator and have advanced to the National Semifinals of the competition. Soar’s technology is being developed for the detection of microplastics in the environment. This technology will play a role in
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CleanStart.org September 7, 2022 You can pretty well see plastics trash everywhere you look. That’s a recognized and growing problem. Until recently what has been overlooked is the hazard posed to human health from the plastic trash you don’t see—particles so small they are hard to see without a microscope. These micro-particles are now prevalent
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From the San Francisco Chronicle, Kurtis Alexander, Sep. 7, 2022 California becomes first state to test drinking water for microplastics Microplastics are everywhere. The tiny particles that shed from clothing, food packaging and tires linger in the air, the soil, the ocean and, almost certainly, your drinking water. On Wednesday, California became the first place
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Our team has had an amazing experience as part of the Cleantech Open (CTO) 2022 Cohort! We learned some critical lessons, and made lifelong connections with friends, allies, and mentors. A big thank you to Ken Hayes, Ryan Hoover, Lou Bendon, Jason Manasse and the many wonderful contributors and mentors we have met along our
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The Emerging Contaminant that Lies Ahead For food and agriculture, the problem of plastics in food and the environment pose special challenges. Research into what effects these food contaminants might have on human health is just getting underway. This research will lead to cases filed by the plaintiffs’ bar, as well as increasing the attention
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Plastic is in everything, from the clothes we wear to the water we drink. John Oliver explains how plastics are harming the planet, why recycling isn’t the solution you think it is, and why fixing the problem will be up to not just consumers, but corporations and policymakers. Click here to watch the video
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(Scientific American) Atmospheric currents are transporting plastic pollution into remote, pristine areas, showing the global nature of the problem. Amid the rugged peaks of the Vicdessos region of the French Pyrenees, the only visible signs of a human presence are a smattering of villages and the odd hiker or skier; it is considered a pristine
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Scientists Are Hunting It Down (Scientific American) Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide During a research cruise to the Sargasso Sea in fall 1971 marine biologist Ed Carpenter first noticed peculiar, white specks floating amidst the mats of brown sargassum seaweed. After some investigating he discovered they were
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