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How heavy metals are gathered by micro and mesoplastics, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University headed a group that investigated the environmental accumulation of heavy metals in microplastics. The harmful cargo of the microplastics spreads along with them. They collected debris along a river that flows through Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, conce
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Seabird "Plasticosis" may herald in new age of animal diseases: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Microplastics or microfibers are pollutants produced when plastics degrade or are discharged from fabrics. A new disease known as "Plasticosis" that affects seabirds and is brought on by ingesting plastic has been discovered by "Adrift Labs" in a recent study. Lord Howe Island has seen numer
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Microplastics deposited on seafloor triple in 20 years: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The total amount of microplastics deposited at the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society.
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Pollutants more harmful due to microplastics: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Studies suggest that on their own, microplastics, which are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in length, are potentially harmful, and it's unclear what effect they could have on pollutants that latch onto them.
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Researchers find new way to remove microplastics from water
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your breakfast food into a new material that can cheaply remove salt and microplastics from seawater.
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Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study, published April 26 in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens. It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean.
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Research: Tire particles can affect fresh water
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kelowna [Canada], October 21 (ANI): Ever wonder what happens to tyre tread when a car's tyres lose their rubber traction?
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Microplastics are not just polluting our oceans but also contaminating our
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/India PR Distribution): A first of its kind assessment titled "Plastic Mulching: Microplastics in Agricultural Soils," released by environmental NGO Toxics Link today, has found a high abundance of microplastics in the soil samples that have been using plastic m
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Research discovers new bacteria that attach to deep-sea plastics and run t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Newcastle upon Tyne (England) [UK], May 1 (ANI): According to new research, scientists have discovered a new type of plastic-loving bacterium that can attach to plastics in the deep sea, possibly allowing them to hitchhike across the ocean.
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Research discovers new bacteria clinging to deep-sea plastic to travel aro
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Newcastle upon Tyne (England) [UK], April 29 (ANI): According to a new research, scientists discovered a new species of plastic-loving bacteria that cling to plastics in the deep sea which could allow them to 'hitchhike' across the ocean.
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People suffering from IBD have more microplastics in their faeces: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): A research has found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their faeces than healthy controls, suggesting that the fragments could be related to the disease process.
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Scientists discover twenty-four trillion pieces of microplastics in ocean
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 28 (ANI): A team of oceanographers led by Kyushu University researchers has calibrated and processed data from expeditions to build a publicly available dataset for more accurately assessing the abundance of microplastics in the world's oceans.
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