COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists develop foam that can filter up to 99.9% of microplastics from water Courthouse News Service News November 30, 2024 167The researchers hope their new method can be scaled up for use in the real world. By Christina van Waasbergen,...
UC DAVIS: The problem with microplastics UC Davis News November 19, 2024 158UC Davis experts are studying where small bits of synthetic polymers, or microplastics, are winding up — and what risks...
THE CONVERSATION: Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research The Conversation News October 17, 2024 44By Leslie Hart, College of Charleston and Miranda Dziobak, College of Charleston Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and...
NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) NewsScience October 2, 2024 25WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
GRIST: What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research Grist News September 20, 2024 173By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Twenty years...
FEATURE: Toxic treads: Unveiling the environmental impact of tire wear and chemical cocktails Maven Notebook News and Features August 6, 2024 559Researchers are just beginning to unveil the hazardous mix of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals concealed within car and truck...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics? Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 30, 2024 656By Alastair Bland I first tuned in to murmurs about plastic pollution in the late 1980s, when my mom would...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water Courthouse News Service News February 28, 2024 89American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter Desert Research Institute Press Release/Other January 3, 2024 425Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...
CAL MATTERS: California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources Cal Matters News September 7, 2022The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters News August 3, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters News March 15, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study investigates link between clothes dryers and microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe Desert Research Institute News July 20, 2020From the Desert Research Institute: Last year, Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe detected microplastics...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020 401Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like Cal Matters News August 9, 2019By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...
