Remediation

Scientists at Hawaiʻi Pacific University analyze stormwater runoff from state’s first plastic road

7/8/2023 – Kaua’i Now In a multi-year collaborative project, Hawai’i Pacific University research scientists and students have simulated rainfall on Hawai‘i’s first plastic road to determine if the created stormwater runoff contains harmful leached microplastics and/or synthetic chemicals. The project began in October in Ewa Beach on O’ahu and is led and funded by the […]

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Plastic Eating Enzyme

(KVUE 5/23/2023) A new discovery by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could be a game-changer for recycling plastic. Scientists call it a plastic-eating enzyme. A new discovery by University of Texas at Austin researchers could be a game-changer when it comes to recycling plastics. The “plastic-eating enzyme” can break down a certain

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Company making whirlpools to clean microplastics from 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

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