Practical new tool created for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

Practical new tool created for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

A team of researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment. These particles are pervasive, posing health and environmental risks, yet detecting them at the nanoscale has been difficult. The 3D-printed HoLDI-MS test platform overcomes the limitations of traditional mass spectrometry by enabling direct analysis of samples without requiring complex sample preparat…

Nanoplastics are all around (and inside) us

Each year, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally from petrochemicals derived from fossil fuels. Only 9% of this plastic is recycled and 19% is incinerated; 72% goes to landfills, other dumpsites or ends up in our environment.

Researchers at McGill University developed a new technology to detect nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment. Microplastics are particles that measure less than 0.1 millimetres, while nanoplastics barely reach 0.0001. This they do using a variant of the so-called mass spectrometry, the main advantage is that the entire device can be printed with a 3D printer, and its use does not require a great preparation of the substances to be ana…

Concern as scientists discover microplastics in brain arteries - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Alarming new scientific findings have sparked a call to action from Swedish water and beverage company Bluewater: We need to urgently investigate the threat of microplastics – tiny fragments of plastic pollution – now discovered inside the arteries that feed the human brain. Microplastics found in arteries leading to the human brain spark call from Bluewater for more research. Photo credit iambuff iStock-1319045525.jpg The shocking revelation c…

Rewrite McGill researchers develop practical new tool for detecting

A team of McGill University researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment. These particles are pervasive, posing health and environmental risks, yet detecting them at the nanoscale has been difficult. The 3D-printed HoLDI-MS test platform overcomes the limitations of traditional mass spectrometry by enabling direct analysis of samples without requiring compl…