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Brazilian group presents novel method of analyzing microplastic pollution

Envirotec Magazine

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. We measure particle size in all samples.

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Survey identifies significant micro plastic pollution on summit of Snowdon

Envirotec Magazine

Geoscience technology firm CGG has conducted a microplastics pollution survey as part of a scoping study into whether it would be possible to create a “Plastic Free zone” on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). On Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), microplastic content was naturally highest where people congregate in large numbers.

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Earth Day goes big & virtual again

Greenability Magazine

Events are listed below by sponsoring organizations. If your organization would like to include an event, please email details to Greenability Weekly using Submit an Event. Composting Food Waste & Trying To Stop It , Missouri Organic Recycling. Heart & Soil , CinemaKC. Sew”-stainability , The Sewing Labs.

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Research project’s data pack ‘will enable AD industry to enhance and diversify the use of their digestate’

Envirotec Magazine

Specialist laboratory analysis has been carried out, focussing on microplastic analysis and dewaterability of digestates derived from food waste processes. It is said to comprehensively report key positive and negative characteristics of UK digestates produced from different feedstock types.

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Against the grain

Envirotec Magazine

Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. Even the definition of “microplastics” is slippery. Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event. And not all rivers carry the same load of microplastics.

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Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water, says US study

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers from Washington-based advocacy organization Environmental Working Group said they had calculated that eating one fish in a year equated to ingesting water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion, or ppt, for one month. This contamination of water has spread PFAS to soil, crops and wildlife, including fish.“For

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Fifty Shades of Greta

Green Market Oracle

Aidan Dresang is a climate justice advocate and digital organizer from Madison, Wisconsin. This passion quickly turned into community organizing and eventually led to his involvement with YCAT where he served as one of their executive directors. "I Karen Dong is an organizer from Watchung, New Jersey and currently resides in New York.