Microplastics: A Growing Concentration In Our Brains
Researchers have made a startling discovery: microplastics are present in human brains. A new study, found that all 91 brain samples examined contained these tiny...
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Bottled Water Industry Urges You To Ignore Nano-plastic Study
A recent disturbing study revealed that a single one-liter water bottle contains an alarming number of “nano-plastic” particles, they’re so small — measured on a...
90% Of Nanoplastics Found In Bottled Water
A new study conducted by researchers from Columbia and Rutgers University has introduced a novel optical method for identifying micro and nanoplastics in water that...
Lego Invests In Sustainable Materials To Reduce Plastic Footprint
Lego, a cool and family-friendly brand that’s currently worth a whopping $7.4 billion, has basically created a huge plastic empire. Back in 1946, the founder,...
Paper and Plastic Cups: Are They Equally Bad for the Environment?
The world uses a ton of disposable coffee paper cups each year, and hardly any of them get recycled. You’d think it’s a positive move...
99.9% Of Microplastics Can Be Removed By New Plant Based Device!
Scientists have created a plant-based method to remove microplastics from drinking water. The “bioCap” purifying filter, developed by researchers from the University of British Columbia...
A New UN Treaty That May Fix Plastic Pollution Permanently
Recycling plastic is a real bummer. Apparently, only 15% of plastic waste gets recycled globally, and even then, almost half of that just gets thrown...
Microplastics Are Responsible For Bowel Diseases
Globally, scientists have raised alarms about microplastics, small particles that have been discovered in the bodies of pregnant women, the deepest regions of the Earth’s...