ScienceAlert on MSN7h
Filter Made From Squid Bone Could Be The Solution to Microplastics
The researchers, led by a team from Wuhan University in China, combined both chitin (derived from squid bone) and cellulose ...
ExtremeTech on MSN2d
This Biodegradable Sponge Collects Loose Microplastics—But There's a Catch
In a paper for Science Advances, environmental biotechnologists at Wuhan University write that their sponge "can remove 98.0 ...
Microplastics are choking our waters. Could a sponge made of squid bones help remove them?
Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...
What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer
New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...
Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?
Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?
Microplastics may be leading to lung and colon cancer, study shows
New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are ...
StudyFinds on MSN14h
Microplastics are invading our bodies — 5 ways to keep them out
StudyFinds' Dr. Faith Coleman reveals how harmful plastic pollution can be to the human body and how to prevent exposure.
Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics, entering human intestinal cells
UAB research has characterized in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4d
Squid-based biodegradable sponge removes 99.9% of microplastics from water
Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable sponge made of squid bones and cotton that can remove up to 99.9% of ...
Science Daily4d
Microplastics in the air may be leading to lung and colon cancers
Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other illnesses.
CNN4d
Microplastics are choking our waters. Could a sponge made of squid bones help remove them?
Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest trenches of the sea.They’re in bottled water, human placentas and breast ...
The Washington Post4d
What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer
When a car rolls down a freeway, a fine spray of microplastics spews out from its tires. When you wash your clothes, millions of tiny synthetic microfibers spill into waterways. And those tiny ...