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November 23, 2024

Fashion’s Role in 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics: Can Heriot-Watt’s Fibre Fragmentation Scale Transform Clothing Industry Standards?

An estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics currently blanket the ocean floor, with the fashion and textile industry standing as one of the primary contributors to this environmental crisis. This alarming accumulation

Artivism·Sustainability

‘Turn Off The Plastic Tap’ & More

Benjamin Von Wong is the artist behind this giant art installation titled, ‘Turn Off The Plastic Tap’, This giant levitating tap is shown spewing plastic waste, more specifically single-use plastic. Wong is based in Montreal, Canada & combines awareness, fantasy

February 18, 2022

Oceans Engulfed by a Rapidly Increasing Plastic Smog Threatening Marine Life and Human Health

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution

According to a new study, the world’s oceans are polluted by “plastic smog,” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles weighing approximately

There Might Be Plastic In Your Blood! – For The First Time Researchers Found MicroPlastics In Blood Stream

Health·News

Microplastics have been found in many unexpected spots and it might be hard to believe the many bizarre findings. Many studies have come to

Health·Science

Study Finds Plastic Particles In Cow And Pig Meat, Blood And Milk, Indicative Of Internal Exposure

Study shows that almost 80% of meat and dairy products from farm animals contain microplastics. Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam have found that all 12 samples of farm animal feeds

Tista Karmakar

July 30, 2022

Health·Science

Plastic Spheres & Biofilms – Viruses Survive Better & Spread More Around Microplastics

New research by Vanessa Moresco and her team from natural sciences dept at University Of Stirling, UK reveals another reason microplastics are dangerous. The team found that the presence of microplastics increased

Jonathan Santosh

July 24, 2022

News

Weekly News – Ukraine Environment, Queensland’s New Coalmine, Viruses Hitchhiking On Plastic & More

Hubballi – Ankola Railway Line Undermines The Ancient Evergreen Forests of Uttara Kannada. Just Over 3,300 sq. km. of evergreen forest have been cleared during the past 50 years. It could send

Karmactive Team

July 8, 2022

News·Science

For The First Time Researchers Find Microplastic In Antarctic Snow

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

Jonathan Santosh

June 15, 2022

Health

Scientists Find Microplastic In The Deepest Part Of Lungs

In a study conducted by a team of learned scientists from Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull, found evident traces of microplastic in interior areas of the human lungs.

Riva Surana

April 16, 2022

News·Science

Plastic Eating Enzymes Could Help Reduce The Global Plastic Waste Problem

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

Govind Tekale

March 6, 2022

Science·Sustainability·World

Mussels Can Remove Micro-Plastic From Our Oceans

Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris less than 5 millimeters long in the environment.These microplastics are difficult to dispose of properly because of their size. And they are harmful to

Barkha Pawar

September 21, 2020

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