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French start-up develops biosourced polymer as a plastic alternative for industrial companies

Start-up portrait: Lactips - Natural revolution against microplastics in the industry

25-Apr-2025 - The threat posed by microplastics is growing daily: by 2060, the production of plastic waste could rise to an alarming 125 kilograms per person. In light of these alarming forecasts, the French start-up Lactips has developed a ground-breaking solution: CareTips, a globally unique polymer that is ...

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New Method for Detecting Nanoplastics in Body Fluids

TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition

16-Apr-2025 - Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in organs, blood and other body fluids. In the FFG bridge project Nano-VISION, which was launched two ...

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Marine litter: what biodegradable plastics can do to solve the problem

A third generation of biodegradable plastics could bring hope in the fight against plastic waste

09-Apr-2025 - For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an agreement will continue in Geneva. Scientists at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research ...

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How much microplastic is generated during mountain biking?

First concrete figures on the abrasion of mountain bike tyres in off-road conditions: findings help to better understand the global microplastic cycle

04-Apr-2025 - For years, it has been known that tyre wear from motor vehicles is a major contributor to microplastic pollution. Approximately 11 grams of microplastic are released per 100 kilometres driven, accounting for about 57% of microplastic pollution from road traffic and roughly 35% of total ...

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New Real-time Method for Environmental Monitoring

Hyperspectral imaging

24-Mar-2025 - Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage – this and much more can now be done thanks to a new method based on near-infrared light measurements. It is inexpensive and works in real time. Researchers from Bochum, Duisburg, Karlsruhe and Münster have developed a new ...

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Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

Researchers estimate that each bag of infusion fluid could deliver about 7,500 microplastics directly into the bloodstream

14-Mar-2025 - Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, these bits of plastic — from 1 to 62 micrometers long — are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous ...

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Birds breathe in dangerous plastics—and so do we

Study finds high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, raising alarms about the pollution humans inhale daily

10-Mar-2025 - Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful particles are in the air humans breathe and the food they eat. Shane DuBay, ...

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Nanoplastics at lofty heights

Researchers detect microscopic plastic particles on alpine glaciers with the help of mountaineers

18-Feb-2025 - Nanoplastics - plastic particles smaller than 1 µm - are widely dispersed because of their low weight. A research team coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has now published an article in Scientific Reports that shows the extent to which glaciers at an altitude of ...

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How dangerous are nanoplastics for babies in the womb?

The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune system in the child

07-Feb-2025 - Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina Bürki is investigating the possible causes of this. The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune ...

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Removing microplastics with engineered bacteria

Researchers altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter environment

13-Jan-2025 - Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found in there to break down this pollution before it can persist in the environment. Researchers from the University of Waterloo added DNA to several species of bacteria found in ...

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