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New Real-time Method for Environmental Monitoring

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24-Mar-2025 - Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage – this and much more can now be done thanks to a new method based on near-infrared light measurements. It is inexpensive and works in real time. Researchers from Bochum, Duisburg, Karlsruhe and Münster have developed a new ...

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Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

Researchers estimate that each bag of infusion fluid could deliver about 7,500 microplastics directly into the bloodstream

14-Mar-2025 - Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, these bits of plastic — from 1 to 62 micrometers long — are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous ...

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Birds breathe in dangerous plastics—and so do we

Study finds high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, raising alarms about the pollution humans inhale daily

10-Mar-2025 - Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful particles are in the air humans breathe and the food they eat. Shane DuBay, ...

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How dangerous are nanoplastics for babies in the womb?

The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune system in the child

07-Feb-2025 - Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina Bürki is investigating the possible causes of this. The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune ...

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Removing microplastics with engineered bacteria

Researchers altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter environment

13-Jan-2025 - Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found in there to break down this pollution before it can persist in the environment. Researchers from the University of Waterloo added DNA to several species of bacteria found in ...

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Plastic pollution harms bees: risks for global food security

A new review study is the first to systematically show the harmful effects of nano- and microplastics on bees and other beneficial insects

22-Oct-2024 - Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, it can damage their organs and cause changes in their behaviour, preventing ...

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How much microplastic are you drinking?

New tool can tell you in minutes

29-Aug-2024 - Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They are showing up in our bodies, from testicles to brain matter. Now, University of British Columbiaresearchers have developed a low-cost, portable tool to accurately measure plastic released from everyday sources like ...

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Micro- and nanoplastics in the body are passed on during cell division

That plastic may increase metastasis of tumors

08-Mar-2024 - The gastrointestinal tract is already known to researchers as a major storage site for micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) in the human body. A research consortium consisting of the University of Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna and other partners under the leadership of CBmed GmbH in ...

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Walnut shells as ingredients for cosmetics

Search for alternatives to microplastics

12-Dec-2023 - Banned throughout the EU since October 2023: Microplastics in all cosmetic products and detergents. But what alternatives are there? Researchers at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (HSRW) want to find out together with the family-run company bb med. product GmbH from the Lower Rhine ...

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analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

16-Nov-2023 - From meat-free cold cuts to vegan salmon, the food market is changing. More and more consumers want to eat sustainably, but without sacrificing the taste of familiar products. “Modern analytical methods play a key role in the development of alternative foods, which is why analytica is ...

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