Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The campaign group, Fighting Dirty, has launched legal action against the Environment Agency (EA) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, over a lack of testing for microplastics and harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge spread on land. The group announced the action on 2 November.
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. Some 11 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year. We measure particle size in all samples.
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Grist
MAY 28, 2020
A commonly cited figure — 8 million metric tons — comes from a decade-old estimate based on population and waste data, and scientists now believe the number could be significantly higher. 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.
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. It is said to comprehensively report key positive and negative characteristics of UK digestates produced from different feedstock types.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2023
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.
Greenability Magazine
APRIL 13, 2021
Composting Food Waste & Trying To Stop It , Missouri Organic Recycling. Heart & Soil , CinemaKC. Microplastics and the Environment , Aquatic Ecology Lab. Climate Solutions Supercharged , Kansas City Drawdown Society. Sew”-stainability , The Sewing Labs. Tech, It Does a Planet Good , Re.Use.Full. Sunday, April 18.
The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 18, 2022
Also, the fabrics assessed must have a little-to-no effect on farming, soil, natural habitats, greenhouse gas emissions, and water and microplastic pollution. This is why sustainable clothing printing has opted for recycling and treating water that would’ve otherwise gone to waste or could’ve contained harmful chemicals.
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