Analysis of microplastics in commercial vegetable edible oils from Italy and Spain

Analysis of microplastics in commercial vegetable edible oils from Italy and Spain

In this work, assessment of microplastics (MPs) in commercial vegetable edible oils from Italy and Spain, including extra-virgin olive oil, olive oil,…

Are Microplastics Contributing to Age-Related Conditions?

The epidemiological evidence for exposure to microplastic and nanoplastic particles to be harmful and contribute to age-related disease is sparse at this time, with nowhere near as sizable a weight of compelling evidence as exists for the analogous topic of particulate air pollution. This may be a matter of time, however; give it another two decades and the fields might look quite similar. Or they might not! It is too early to say. There is a lo…

Scientists from the ‘Metallurgy and Materials Engineering’ research group at the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark, have developed a system of...

The plastic waste on the Chiapas coasts reflects the ecological damage caused by single-use plastics CARLOS RUIZ/PORTAVOZ PHOTO: ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The beaches of Chiapas face alarming pollution: all the sand samples analyzed in one study contained microplastics. This revealed an environmental crisis driven by tourism, poor waste management and river discharges. Pollution does not distinguish between popular or isolated beaches, which confirms its …