Washing Laundry May Be An Underappreciated Source of Microplastic Pollution
A student research project unveils that tiny plastics in laundry detergents and fabrics could potentially have a big impact on ocean health.
View ArticleNew Citizen Science Project Asks: Is It Snowing Plastics?
The PlastiX-Snow project will track microplastics that contaminate Earth’s most remote and pristine locations.
View ArticleMore Plastic Is On the Way: What It Means for Climate Change
Fossil fuel companies are ramping up production of virgin plastics, with huge potential consequences for climate and the environment.
View ArticleSustainability Science Capstone Workshop Investigates Microplastics in the...
A student group examined the types of microplastics entering the river, and created a way for citizen scientists to help with the research.
View ArticleWater Samples Reveal Microplastics in Remote Patagonian Fjord System
Microscopic bits of plastic have been discovered in remote pristine Chilean Patagonia, with implications for ecosystem and human health.
View ArticleMicroplastics Are Affecting Melt Rates Of Snow And Ice
Current measurements and instruments do not take into account the effect that microplastics have on snow and ice, potentially overestimating the role of black carbon.
View ArticleWhy Fashion Needs to Be More Sustainable
As the world re-opens, it’s a good time to take stock of the implications of how we dress.
View ArticleNow’s the Time For Lawmakers to Care About Microplastics
Regulating these tiny, ubiquitous bits of plastic will not only address a public health threat, but also our dependence on fossil fuels.
View ArticleHow Do We Clean Up All That Ocean Plastic?
A number of organizations are attempting to clean up the water, but solving the problem of ocean plastic pollution will also require big changes on land.
View ArticleBottled Water Can Contain Hundreds of Thousands of Previously Uncounted Tiny...
Using a new technique, scientists have been able to identify extremely minute plastic fragments in bottled water, 10 times more than previously counted.
View ArticleWashing Laundry May Be An Underappreciated Source of Microplastic Pollution
A student research project unveils that tiny plastics in laundry detergents and fabrics could potentially have a big impact on ocean health.
View ArticleNew Citizen Science Project Asks: Is It Snowing Plastics?
The PlastiX-Snow project will track microplastics that contaminate Earth’s most remote and pristine locations.
View ArticleMore Plastic Is On the Way: What It Means for Climate Change
Fossil fuel companies are ramping up production of virgin plastics, with huge potential consequences for climate and the environment.
View ArticleSustainability Science Capstone Workshop Investigates Microplastics in the...
A student group examined the types of microplastics entering the river, and created a way for citizen scientists to help with the research.
View ArticleWater Samples Reveal Microplastics in Remote Patagonian Fjord System
Microscopic bits of plastic have been discovered in remote pristine Chilean Patagonia, with implications for ecosystem and human health.
View ArticleMicroplastics Are Affecting Melt Rates Of Snow And Ice
Current measurements and instruments do not take into account the effect that microplastics have on snow and ice, potentially overestimating the role of black carbon.
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