BBC.com 9/22/2025 Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and deep into meat and vegetables. But if we take certain steps, we can eat less of them. You can’t see them, but they are there, hundreds of miniscule particles of plastic lurking in […]
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Note from Soar Optics. This is a promotional release from Cleanomic.com but the product looks very interesting. July 25th, 2025 Cleanomic.com Here’s what you need to know about the plastic zip bags found in nearly every American home. Plastic zip bags are a staple in nearly every American home. Over 200 million people use them
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From European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service. Jan 16, 2025 Our reliance on plastic products, coupled with their longevity in the environment, where they break down into smaller fragments, has led to microplastic pollution becoming a global and ubiquitous problem. The management of microplastics is complex. Microplastics are diverse in their physical and chemical
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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
(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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(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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(Columbia Climate School) There are currently 75 to 199 million tons of plastic polluting our oceans, according to the World Economic Forum. This is a result of humans recycling only nine percent of plastic waste and dumping 10 million tons of it into the seas each year. If we continue on this path, the annual flow
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New York Times, Livia Albeck-Ripka 3/7/22 In a First, California Plans to Clean Up Microplastics The state has adopted a strategy to monitor and reduce the ubiquitous form of pollution. They are in your gut. They are in the ocean. They are even floating through the air in the most remote regions of the West. Microplastics — fragments
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