The New Zealand Heraldadded this to New Zealand News · 3hPlastic You're eating plastic pollution - around the weight of a credit card's worth each weeknzherald.co.nz - Jamie Morton All of us are eating a lot of plastic without knowing it – maybe as much as a credit card amount each week, one recent report found – but now …
Daily Mailadded this to Science + Tech · 3hPlastic UN drinking water report calls for a crackdown on microplastic pollutiondailymail.co.uk - By Tim Collins For Mailonline Colin Fernadez Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail Tiny particles of plastic carrying 'biofilms' that could contain disease causing bacteria and which may already be entering our guts have …
Anja Fadded this to Science · 6hPlastic These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothingFast Company - Adele PetersA new technological solution to our plastics problem comes in an odd shape. Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters across—are so ubiquitous that plastic is now found in drinking
CBS News · 3hPlasticMicroplastics in drinking water: UN's World Health Organization study finds more microplastics in bottled water than tapCBS News - Pamela Falk Just when you thought it was safe to drink bottled water, a new U.N. report raises concerns about what you may be consuming: tiny particles of …
FFlavia Mysteryadded this to Parenting And People · 16hPlastic The Best Sustainable School Lunch Supplies to Replace PlasticChowhound - Caryn Ganeles All featured products are curated independently by our editors. When you buy something through our retail links, we may receive a commission. Packing …
Associated Pressadded this to International News · 3hPlastic UN: Don't worry about drinking microplastics in waterAssociated Press - By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG, Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the levels of microplastics in drinking water don't appear to be risky, but that research has been spotty and more is needed into their effects on the and
Highsnobietyadded this to Highsnobiety Sneakers · 16hNike Nike Denies That New Joyride Cushioning Tech Will Create Microplasticshighsnobiety.com - Douglas Greenwood From Air to Zoom to React, the advent of a new Nike cushioning tech is typically a headline-worthy moment. At the end of July, Nike introduced …
Sky Newsadded this to Latest · 6hPlastic Microplastics that can be absorbed into the body found in UK tap watersky.com - By Thomas Moore Microplastics are produced by wear and tear from products such as polyurethane varnish, car tyres and wet wipes. The World Health Organisation has …
Microfiber Researchers adopting global approach to studying microplastics and microfibersphys.org - Chase Martin Scientists at UC San Diego are working to understand plastic degradation in the ocean, particularly smaller particles called microplastics and …
Daily Mail added this to Top Stories · 6hLifestyle (UK) Go natural and help send plastic packingdailymail.co.uk - By Daily Mail Reporter With temperatures set to rise this Bank Holiday weekend, natural fabrics are the stylish, practical choice — and they won’t fill the ocean with …
Cottage Lifeadded this to Cottage Life · 14hPlastic Microplastics and their impact on the environmentcottagelife.com - Grace Hunter Even on a pristine looking cottage lake, chances are good that you can find plastic litter, even if you can’t see it. Our pervasive use of plastic, …
CCade Castilloadded this to Trends in Casual Patterns · 2dPlastic Nurdles are the biggest pollution disaster you’ve never heard ofQuartz - Zoë SchlangerSome 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a township adjacent to a state forest, oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell is building a sprawling new plant to support what it sees as the future of
CNN · 2dPlastic Microplastics discovered in 'extreme' concentrations in the North AtlanticCNN - By Arwa Damon and Brice Laine, CNNSargasso Sea (CNN) — Within the Atlantic Ocean is the world's only sea without shores, its borders defined by the currents of the North Atlantic gyre. The Sargasso Sea takes its name from sargassum, a
CNN · 2dGeorge Pell Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against conviction for child sex abuse - CNNCNNCardinal George Pell loses appeal against conviction for child sex abuse See this man ride a bicycle at a record 174 mph Iranian oil tanker at center of a standoff leaves Gibraltar See this man ride a
Newsmaxadded this to Newsmax Health · 2dFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlastic Researchers: Microplastics in Fish May Endanger Human Healthnewsmax.com - David A. Patten The oceans and rivers are so polluted with tiny bits of plastic that eating fish might pose a growing health risk, researchers warn. The known hazards …
SFGateadded this to Top Stories from SFGATE · 1dPlay buttonPlastic This man swam through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. His journey ends in San Francisco.SFGate - Drew CostleyBen Lecomte holds a piece of plastic in the Pacific Ocean that had become a home for a small crab. Ben Lecomte is used to swimming long distances. In 1998, he swam eight hours a day for 73 days from Massachusetts
Daily Mailadded this to Top Stories · 2dPlastic Pollution Plastic pollution that 'look like rocks and pebbles' have been founddailymail.co.uk - Tim Collins Plastic pollution may be hiding in plain site on beaches across the globe after scientists uncovered 'rocks and pebbles' littering the British …
France 24added this to Top Stories · 2dPlay buttonThe Arctic Plastic snow falling in the ArcticFrance 24 - Sam BALLA study by German and Swiss scientists found that snow falling in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard contained as many as 14,400 particles of plastic per litre. They said it was likely the particles
Business Insideradded this to Science · 2dPlastic Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in Arctic snow, according to alarming new researchBusiness Insider - Sophia Ankel, Marie-Sophie Röder, Business Insider DeutschlandPreviously, microplastics have been found in our food, cosmetics, drinking water and oceans. But a new study reveals that the tiny plastic particles, which are smaller than 5 millimeters, have now found
AAlexander Badded this to America · 2dPlastic Every Marine Animal Studied in This Report Contained Microplasticsglobalcitizen.org - By Joe McCarthy and Erica Sanchez “The ocean is a soup of microplastics and it’s only going to get worse.” Plastic pollution is causing immense harm to the world’s ecosystems, but …
News18.comadded this to News18 Latest News · 3dMussels Scientists Say Mussels Can Beat Water Pollution, Filter 25 Litres of Water a Daynews18.com - AFP Like canaries in a coal mine, mussels have long been used as "bio-indicators" of the health of the seas, lakes and rivers they inhabit. Seafood lovers …
MMehadded this to FYI · 3dPlastic Scientists Astonished After Finding Microplastics In Arctic SnowHuffPost - Dominique MosbergenPlastic may be a significant source of air pollution, concluded a new study that shows how microplastics may be carried through winds and precipitation. Scientists in Germany are raising the alarm after
The Independentadded this to Environment · 3dPlastic Microplastics discovered in Arctic snowindependent.co.uk - Zamira Rahim Tiny plastic particles have been found in vast quantities across the Arctic and the Alps, according to a new study. The findings indicate that …
Great Lakes New report highlights restoration of the Great Lakeswbfo.org - news.wbfo.org Industrial pollution once plagued the Great Lakes. But over the past 35 years, both the United States and Canada have collaborated to clean up and …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express · 4dPlastic Explained: What are microplastics, the new pollutant you are breathingindianexpress.com - Mehr Gill Tiny particles of plastic, known as microplastics, have been found in the Arctic region and the Alps, carried by the wind, according to a new study …
Holger Behrensadded this to environmentally · 4dPlastic Wind Currents Are Carrying Microplastics All the Way to the Arcticglobalcitizen.org - By Joe McCarthy and Erica Sanchez Researchers think that breathing in microplastics could penetrate deep into the lungs. The scale and impact of plastic pollution is just beginning to …
Reuters · 4dThe Arctic Scientists find microplastics deep in Arctic iceReuters - Thomson ReutersTiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a U.S.-led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution now poses to marine life in even the remotest
UNILADadded this to UNILAD · 4dPlastic It’s Started Snowing Microplastics In The Arcticunilad.co.uk - Julia Banim A disheartening new report reveals the extent to which microplastics are corrupting the natural beauty of our planet. It’s been discovered …
A.W.C.added this to The Archive · 3dPlastic Scientists make troubling discovery in rain falling over portion of USaccuweather.com - By Mark Puleo Plastic has become more than just a part of humans' daily lives; it’s now a part of the environment. Scientists in two very different places have …
rye_breadadded this to Green Ideas / Nature / Wildlife · 5dPlastic Microplastics Are Falling Along With Snow in the Arcticdiscovermagazine.com - Roni Dengler When it snows in the Arctic, there’s another kind of flake drifting down alongside the ice crystals. Tiny bits of degraded plastic, commonly called …
