The researchers have developed an AI machine learning model to create a new variant of an enzyme that can degrade plastics in hours or days, when it typically takes centuries. The novel
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Beyond Plastics, a non-profit organization, is pursuing the end of plastic pollution through campaigns against the use of PVC to replace lead water pipes. A 56-page report was released by the group
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According to recent studies, the presence of micro plastics can inhibit earthworm growth and even cause them to lose weight, which might significantly & adversely affect the soil ecology. Researchers from College
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Researchers say that exposure to plastic directly harms not only marine ecosystems but also terrestrial systems. The paper was published in Science of The Total Environment by the lead author Emily Thrift
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A nonprofit organization called The Ocean Cleanup is creating and expanding technology to get rid of plastic from the oceans. To accomplish this goal, they are putting efforts to clean up plastic
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According to the report by Marine Pollution Bulletin, Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant sources of plastic waste and with an increasing number of reports, scientists have found plastic waste being discharged
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The University of Canterbury in New Zealand found evidence of microplastics in the Ross Ice Shelf and nearby regions during an expedition to Antarctica. The microplastics were found surprisingly in freshly fallen
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Microplastics have been found in many unexpected spots and it might be hard to believe the many bizarre findings. Many studies have come to surface this decade revealing the grim side of
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The plastic pollution is depressingly familiar. In 2020, 367 metric tonnes of plastic was produced globally. The seas absorb more than 10 million tonnes of plastic every year. “Overtime we really do
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