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Researchers investigate occurrence of microplastics in cloud water
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter are referred to as 'microplastics.' These microscopic plastic particles are typically found in industrial effluents or as a result of the decomposition of larger plastic trash.
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Researchers examine presence of microplastics in cloud water
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The study suggested that microplastics have become an important component of clouds, polluting practically everything we eat and drink through "plastic rainfall."
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Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in forests
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As with pinene, many monoterpenes occur in two mirror-image forms: (+) alpha-pinene and (-) alpha-pinene. Plants can release both forms of these volatile molecules directly after biosynthesis or from storage pools in leaves. Because the two chiral or enantiomeric forms have identical physica
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