‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them November 16, 2023 As a UN summit in Nairobi debates a treaty on plastic pollution, Richard Thompson, the biologist who first identified microplastics 30 years ago, explains… Tags: Environmental Impact, Microplastic, Plastic Pollution Publication: The Guardian Read more...
Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research October 31, 2023 Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. … Tags: Microplastic, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste Publication: The Conversation Read more...
Clouds now contain plastic, risking contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’ October 8, 2023 Airborne plastic particles found in cloud water … Tags: Environmental Impact, Microplastic, Plastic Pollution Publication: The Independent Read more...
How microplastics are making their way into our farmland August 13, 2023 Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soils. … Tags: Environmental Impact, Microplastic, Plastic Pollution Publication: The Conversation Read more...
House Paint Has a Microplastic Problem July 19, 2023 Over the course of the 20th century, lead in paint was replaced by plastic. It’s time for the next alternative. … Tags: Microplastic, Paint, Plastic Pollution Publication: Bloomberg Read more...