Envirotec Magazine
MAY 30, 2024
Understanding why climate change might contribute to increasing plastic pollution is the focus of a new research project starting this month at the University of Portsmouth. Until now, studies have concentrated solely on microplastics shedding from brand-new plastics.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
A new study sheds light on the quantity and type of microplastics present in clouds. It offers insight into how these airborne particles influence cloud formation and their negative impact on the climate. The researchers analyzed cloud water samples from high-altitude mountains in Japan to ascertain the amount of microplastics in them.
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Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Environmental scientists at The James Hutton Institute have launched the first nation-wide drug and microplastics test on Scotland’s rivers to help shed light on the increasing mix of pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics entering our waters. The River Dee (image credit: The James Hutton Institute).
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • The impact of the climate crisis on Europe’s seas was also measured. The Ocean Race measured microplastics in the last edition of the round-the-world Race in 2017-18 in a pioneering move that combined racing and science.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 27, 2022
The reception, now in its 15th year, was hosted by Baroness Brown of Cambridge, chair of the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee. She said, “It is really crucial that everybody in the water sector looks at their supply chain resilience.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2024
Microplastics blanket the planet and infiltrate our bodies, wastewater pollutes our waterways, and greenhouse gas emissions are driving global climate change. “We
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The air quality conference will address three major themes: air quality regulations; air quality and climate change, and indoor air quality and public health. The three main themes of the analytical conference will be the challenges involved with the laboratory analysis of microplastics, PFAS, and coronaviruses in wastewater.
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