Plastic Pollution

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new report titled "Microplastics in drinking-water" (124-page PDF) Based on the limited information we have, microplastics in drinking water dont appear to pose a health risk at current levels," said Dr. Maria Neir…

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the level of microplastics in drinking water is not yet dangerous for humans but called for more research into potential future risk. In its first report into the effects of microplastics on human he…

Ella Daish was walking the streets of Cardiff, Wales, as a postal worker when she noticed that the amount of waste being thrown away seemed to be getting worse.  The following week, she got her period and something clicked. "I began to realise just how much …

In his book Climbing Everest, British mountaineer George Mallory wrote that surmounting that lofty peak is “the struggle of life itself.” Apparently, that struggle doesn’t always include people picking up after themselves.A recent government-led expedition up…

In his book Climbing Everest, British mountaineer George Mallory wrote that surmounting that lofty peak is “the struggle of life itself.” Apparently, that struggle doesn’t always include people picking up after themselves.A recent government-led expedition up…

Agence France-PresseAug 22, 2019 11:07:29 IST The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday the level of microplastics in drinking-water is not yet dangerous for humans but called for more research into potential future risk. In its first report into th…

Scientists at UC San Diego are working to understand plastic degradation in the ocean, particularly smaller particles called microplastics and related microfibers. Marine biologist Dimitri Deheyn, associate researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanograp…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Pyroplastics, human-made pebbles. Rob Arnold Rock pebbles are common along the shores of the sea and rivers. The perpetual motion of the waves and water currents erode a…

It took us a while to notice, but now it's clear that plastic pollution is everywhere: in the air we breathe, in the food we eat, and the water we drink. Last year, an unsettling analysis found more than 90 percent of the world's most popular bottled water c…

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