Topic: Plastic

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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

  2024-08-21 in The Guardian

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight

  Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic

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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

  2024-08-21 in The Guardian

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight

  Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic

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Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7

  2024-07-24 (or before) in ehp.niehs.nih.gov

Background: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the globe because of documented adverse impacts on human health, wildlife, and ecosystem quality. Recent studies have indicated that pesticide products may contain a variety of chemicals that meet the PFAS definition, including the active pesticide ingredients themselves. Given that pesticides are some of the most widely distributed pollutants across the world, the legacy impacts of PFAS addition into pesticide products could be widespread and have wide-ra...

  Tagged under: Wildlife | Water Resources | Health | Plastic | Food Production and Consumption | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Agriculture | Risks | Pesticides

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Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground

  2024-03-12 in The Guardian

The long read: The ocean’s depths are not some remote alien realm, but are in fact intimately entangled with every other part of the planet. We should treat them that way

  Tagged under: Plastic | Nuclear Power | Pollution | Oceans

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These are the top 5 most sustainable drink containers ranked

  2024-03-11 (or before) in endplasticwaste.org

Ever wondered how different drink containers fare in terms of sustainability? These results suggest that reusing and reducing waste is still the best way to protect the environment.

  Tagged under: Aluminium | Plastic | Recycling | Sustainability

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'This Is Terrible': Eco Emergency in Spain as Plastic Pellets Invade Coast

  2024-01-10 in Common Dreams

The countless beads of plastic, which experts fear are toxic and harmful to marine life and people, are believed to have spilled from a cargo ship.

  Tagged under: Marine Life | Pollution | Plastic | Spain

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Glass or plastic: which is better for the environment?

  2023-04-28 in BBC

For centuries we have used glass to store food, beverages, chemicals and cosmetics. But is it time to find a more sustainable alternative?

  Tagged under: Plastic | Recycling

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New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster

  2020-09-28 in The Guardian

Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling

  Tagged under: Japan | Recycling | Plastic | Innovation

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Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic

  2020-03-27 in The Guardian

Bacterium is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled

  Tagged under: Plastic

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Australian scientists may have discovered a solution to our plastic problem

  2019-11-19 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Local scientists develop a system they say can turn all plastic back into oil, but the first commercial recycling plant using the technology will not be built in Australia.

  Tagged under: Australia | Plastic | Nuclear Power

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