Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

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. One problem is that there is no standard sample collection and analysis methodology.

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Grist

MAY 28, 2020

“It shows that the ocean is not only a sink but also a source of microplastics,” Melanie Bergmann, a marine ecologist who was not involved in the study, told Grist in an email. Steve Allen said that the same process of microplastic ejection is likely happening out at sea, and in other bodies of water like rivers and lakes.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Specialist laboratory analysis has been carried out, focussing on microplastic analysis and dewaterability of digestates derived from food waste processes. The report also presents a roadmap for digestate valorisation in the UK that outlines ‘waypoints’ – areas of focus for regulators, policy makers and the anaerobic digestion industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. Some of the speakers at Aqua Enviro’s European Biosolids and Bioresources Conference, in late November, presented findings from a project aiming to understand the levels of this contaminant in compost and AD digestate. Even the definition of “microplastics” is slippery.

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Grist

JUNE 10, 2022

The tire particles pollute air, water, and soil and contain a wide range of toxic organic compounds, including known carcinogens, the analysts say, suggesting tire pollution could rapidly become a major issue for regulators. Air pollution causes millions of early deaths a year globally. just from cars and vans every year.”.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

The International Geoshpere-Biosphere Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center published a dashboard of 24 indicators that each depict a synchronous acceleration of upward trends from the 1950s to present day. This increased acidity makes it difficult for organisms such as corals and some shellfish and plankton species to grow and survive.

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Grist

MARCH 22, 2024

What is known presents many reasons for concern. What makes this particularly worrisome is that humans can be exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals simply by touching plastic, inhaling microplastics within dust, and eating food or drinking water that has been in contact with plastic. The biggest is the U.S.

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