Microplastics lurk in freshwater environments across Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Microplastics lurk in freshwater environments across Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Birders visit the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia in February. (Kiley Bense/Inside Climate News) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. PHILADELPHIA—At the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge visitors center, a sculpture of a great blue heron made from recycled plastic bottles greet…

Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. PHILADELPHIA—At the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge visitors center, a sculpture of a great blue heron made from recycled plastic bottles greets guests. Standing 12 feet tall, the bird draws attention to the problem of plastic pollution in the refuge and surro…

Microplastic in Australian processed organics: Abundance, characteristics and potential transport to soil ecosystem

The extensive use and application of recycled organics, including biosolids and compost, has been considered as an effective waste management approach…

Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. PHILADELPHIA—At the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge visitors center, a sculpture of a great blue heron made from recycled plastic bottles greets guests. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Brussels has raised alarms about the worrying increase in microplastic pollution on European territory. A recent report, prepared by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Environment Agency, reveals that the losses of these tiny pollutants have experienced an alarming increase of between 7% and 9% in the period from 2016 to 2022. This increase represents a significant setback for the ambitious objectives of the European Unio…

Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics when in use

A UAB research has characterised in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when...