Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine ...
Researchers reveal microplastics can influence cloud formation, potentially affecting weather and climate systems ...
Microplastics can act as ice nucleating particles, potentially altering cloud formation, precipitation, and even global ...
Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a study ...
“Plastics in wastewater treatment plants are colonised by microbial biofilms, or “plastispheres,” which can harbour pathogens, including Listeria, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Acinetobacter spp ...
Cloudy Skies Microplastics have once again been detected somewhere jarring as scientists reveal that these tiny plastic ...
In the absence of effective wastewater treatment and management of plastic waste, wastewater may serve as a medium for ...
Scientists are finding microplastics not only in oceans and human bodies but also in the clouds, posing possible new problems ...
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the ...
"Microplastics can affect precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, climate modeling, and even aircraft safety".