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May 7, 2026, 02:19 PM - 6 min read
Gloves used by scientists in the lab may be skewing our understanding of the plastic crisis. New research reveals that these gloves can shed tiny particles that look identical to microplastics under a microscope. By accidentally mistaking these for pollution, researchers may have unintentionally inflated global microplastic estimates.
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April 20, 2026, 04:31 PM - 5 min read
Its seeds are effective throughout a full treatment cycle, including flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration.
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December 19, 2024, 08:27 AM - 2 min read
Tires and deteriorating waste release minuscule pieces of plastic that become airborne, resulting in a type of air pollution that is not well understood, according to a new review.
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September 29, 2024, 12:05 PM - 5 min read
New research has suggested that the blood-brain barrier has at least one vulnerable spot where microplastics may be able to get into the brain. It could be the nose where there are special nerves, the olfactory nerves, that detect smells.
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