Marketplace asked a lab at McGill University to test leading Canadians bottled water brands. It found microplastics in 60 per cent of the samples.
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Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study
The image of bottle water as clean and pure is being challenged by a global investigation that found the water tested is often contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.
Plankton ‘Mucus Houses’ Could Pull Microplastics From the Sea
A larvacean can capture tiny floating bits of plastic, enabling the pinkie-sized critter to eliminate the plastic as waste that falls to the seafloor. https://media.wired.com/photos/59935edd54bd0c098aaab56b/master/pass/mircoplasm-TA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Sullied seasoning: Sea salts come with a dash of microplastics
(credit: Robbin Gheesling) When plastic garbage makes its way to the sea, it eventually breaks down into tiny fragments that return to us in salty seasonings, Malaysian researchers report in Scientific Reports. In a survey of 16 sea salts from eight countries, researchers found microplastic particles lurking in all but one. In total, the researchers […]
