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Viruses can survive in water by ‘hitch-hiking’ on microplastics, new study finds
Microplastics are so small that they could potentially be ingested by someone swimming,’ says the lead researcher Viruses can survive and remain infectious by “hitch-hiking” on microplastics in freshwater, scientists have found, raising concern about the impact on human health. Researchers from the University of Stirling found that rotavirus, which causes diarrhoea and an upset stomach, could survive for …
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Just 20 companies are responsible for over half of ‘throwaway’ plastic waste, study says
LONDON — Just 20 companies are the source of more than half of single-use plastic items thrown away globally, according to a study that highlights the devastating impact on the environment. The Plastic Waste Makers Index, Tuesday, names the companies that are at the forefront of the plastic supply chain and manufacture polymers, known as …
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India is imposing a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws
India is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on Oct. 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet to stamp out single-use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world’s most polluted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading efforts to scrap such plastics by 2022, …
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Just how bad is India’s plastic problem?
The Bommasandra-Jigani link road near Bengaluru’s Electronic City is dotted with sleek, glass-fronted offices of pharmaceutical, manufacturing and technology companies. But swerve into one of the smaller roads and you will be faced with an all-too familiar sight: an unofficial landfill spread out over an acre and rising several metres high, its base strewn with …
An Indian consumes 11kg plastic every year and an average American 109kg
Alchemy was the talk of the town in 15th century Europe. The who’s who of the scientific fraternity was hunched over tables trying to create gold and silver using science and sorcery. But their attempts landed them nowhere near the material that kicked off a revolution some hundreds of years later. It was polymer, a …
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You Eat a Credit Card’s Worth of Plastic Every Week
Martin Wagner was annoyed that his colleagues were always talking about microplastics in the ocean. It was 2010 and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch had been headline news. Here was this massive gyre, formed by circular ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean, reportedly brimming with plastic particles, killing sea turtles and seagulls. Wagner, a professor …
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5 Types of Bioplastics: Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Organic, Aliphatic Polyesters
BIOPLASTICS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS The development of bioplastics – plastics that are biodegradable and made of natural materials – provides businesses with eco-friendly alternatives for packaging and products, especially single-use items that contribute a lot of waste. The bioplastic industry is still in its early stages but steadily growing and will begin replacing many …
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An underestimated threat: land-based pollution with microplastics
Tiny plastic particles also present a threat to creatures on land and may have damaging effects similar or even more problematic than in our oceans. Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and their Berlin colleagues warn: the impact of microplastics in soils, sediments and the freshwaters could have a long-term …
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The negative environmental effects of plastic shopping bags
Introduction People use plastic bags to carry items like food and clothes, which are bought from shops. Plastic bags are commonly used, even though we know they can damage the environment. For urban solid waste, plastic bags have become major items in the litter system. This has resulted in many detrimental environmental effects including animal …
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