Etiket: microplastics
What the fashion industry has to do with microplastic pollution (plus everything you need to know about EU initiatives to combat microplastics)
By Esmee Blaazer loading… background This image was created using artificial intelligence (an AI tool) to illustrate this background article. Microplastics are so small that they cannot be seen with…
EU bans glitter, exfoliating beads and other microplastics
10/01/2023 at 09:24 CEST The restriction includes all synthetic polymer particles less than five millimeters that are inorganic, insoluble and resistant to degradation. The European Commission will prohibit the sale…
Polyester Microplastics: Less Pollution Thanks to Sound Waves?
acoustic sweep. Image: Hong Kong Research Institute of Textile and Apparel According to the European Environment Agency, synthetic textiles are responsible for about eight percent of the European microplastics that…
Report: Evidence grows that microplastics in clothing may cause lung and gut disease
Tiny plastic particles that come off from synthetic clothing are not only bad for the environment, there is also growing evidence that they cause health damage if people inhale them…
Prof biotechnology: “We must avoid microplastics ending up in the environment as much as possible”
If the standards for microplastics were tightened up at European level, as has been done for PFOS, Flanders would have “big problems” in many places. That is what Prof. Jana…
Microplastics discovered for the first time in fresh snow in Antarctica
For the first time, New Zealand researchers from the University of Canterbury have discovered microplastics in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica. Not surprisingly, these tiny plastics can be toxic to…
Searching for clues in wastewater: microplastics, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals
The TH Lübeck, Laboratory for urban water management and waste technology, has been operating a pilot and training treatment plant (VAK) on the site of the municipal sewage treatment plant…
samples microplastics when paddle surfing on the beaches of Barcelona
There are more seagulls to be seen today than in a Nemo nightmare. paddle surfers for a morning walk between wakes of swimmers and bathers with a face that feels…
News | Menu of the day: microplastics
The figures of pollution caused by plastic they are difficult to understand. Recent studies suggest that each year, globally, between 9 and 14 million tons of waste from food containers…
Microplastics found in human blood for the first time
03/26/2022 at 12:25 CET Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time and have warned that the particles could also be reaching the organs.. This is a…