1. Progress and areas monitored During 2022 a total area of 117 ha of the beaches along the Cumbrian coast were monitored against a programme target of 105 ha. A total of 49 particles and 7 larger objects (1) were detected, recovered and analysed, details are given in table 1.Continue Reading
Researchers from the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation and Flinders Institute of NanoScale Science and Engineering have found that broken coating on non-stick pans can release up to 2.3 million microplastics and nanoplastics when undergoing everyday use. This comes after scientists from the University of Newcastle and Flinders University developedContinue Reading
1. Progress and areas monitored During the period 01 January to 31 March 2022 (Q1 2022) a total area of 27 ha of the beaches along the Cumbrian coast were monitored against a programme target of 22 ha. A total of 7 particles and no larger objects (1) were detected,Continue Reading
NIST researchers analyzed single-use beverage cups, such as coffee cups, which can release trillions of nanoparticles, or tiny plastic particles, from the inner lining of the cup when the water is heated. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Plastics are all around us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarketContinue Reading
NIST researchers analyzed single-use beverage cups, such as coffee cups, which can release trillions of nanoparticles, or tiny plastic particles, from the inner lining of the cup when the water is heated. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Plastics surround us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or householdContinue Reading
Plastics surround us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics don’t exist only as large objects, but also as microscopic particles that are released from these larger products. These microscopic plastics can end up in the environment,Continue Reading
NIST researchers analyzed single-use beverage cups, such as coffee cups, which can release trillions of nanoparticles, or tiny plastic particles, from the inner lining of the cup when the water is heated. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Plastics surround us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or householdContinue Reading
Rillig, M. C., Kim, S. W., Kim, T. Y. & Waldman, W. R. The global plastic toxicity debt. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55, 2717–2719 (2021). CAS Google Scholar Rahman, A., Sarkar, A., Yadav, O. P., Achari, G. & Slobodnik, J. Potential human health risks due to environmental exposure to nano- andContinue Reading
Researchers modeled the journey of microplastics released in wastewater treatment plant effluent into rivers of different sizes and flow speeds, focusing on the smallest microplastic fragments — less than 100 microns across, or the width of a single human hair. The study found that in slow-flowing stream headwaters — oftenContinue Reading
The near-Earth space is filled with charged particles that come from two sources, the solar wind and the Earth’s upper atmosphere. A new article published in Reviews of Geophysics investigates the relative importance of the two sources of charged particles and their effects on plasma dynamics, especially the process ofContinue Reading
