microplastics Even groundwater is contaminated with microplastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:28:00 -0500 This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste. Full Article Science
microplastics Microplastics inhibit a hermit crab's ability to choose shell By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400 An Irish study found that pollution affects cognition and they're unable to detect an ideal shell when they see one. Full Article Science
microplastics Ocean currents are sweeping microplastics into the deep sea By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:00:19 +0000 Slow-moving underwater currents are leading to build ups of microplastics in biologically rich areas on the sea floor Full Article
microplastics Mysterious underwater insect uses microplastics to build protective microshelters for itself By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:46:15 GMT As microplastics continue to fill the world's oceans and rivers, one mysterious yet resourceful insect is using the pollutants to build shelters for itself, though the shells aren't as strong as natural ones. Full Article
microplastics Plankton 'Mucus Houses' Could Pull Microplastics From the Sea By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:24:26 +0000 Watch the jellyfish-like larvacean capture tiny floating bits of plastic, enabling the pinkie-sized critter to eliminate the plastic as waste that falls to the seafloor. Full Article
microplastics Recent advance in the analysis methodologies for microplastics in aquatic organisms: Current knowledge and research challenges By feeds.rsc.org Published On :: Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0AY00143K, MinireviewJingkun Zhu, Can WangThe widespread occurrence and high bioavailability of microplastics have increasingly attracted wide attention to society. Because of the presence of microplastics in aquatic organisms, it is necessary to investigate their...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
microplastics Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture : status of knowledge on their occurrence and implications for aquatic organisms and food safety / Amy Lusher, Peter Hollman, and Jeremy Mendoza-Hill By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Lusher, Amy, author Full Article
microplastics [ASAP] Occurrence of Microplastics in Commercial Seafood under the Perspective of the Human Food Chain. A Review By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01209 Full Article
microplastics Opening plastic packaging produces microplastics By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 21 Mar 2020 10:26:13 +0000 Tearing and cutting lead to measurable debris from various forms of plastic Full Article
microplastics Environmental toxicologist wants to understand how microplastics affect human health By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 19 Apr 2020 17:20:04 +0000 Stephanie Wright of King's College London discusses what's known about microplastics and how much more there is to learn Full Article
microplastics Presence and prevalence of microplastics in the water and marine organisms of the Gulf of Santa Elena, Guanacaste, Costa Rica By digital.lib.usf.edu Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:39:11 -0400 Full Article
