Tag Archives: micropollutants
Nanoplastics – when size matters
The smaller the plastic particles, the more likely they are to cross the blood-brain barrier, [...]
Oct
Can microplastics spread disease?
In recent years, there have been a growing number of reports on the potential harm [...]
Oct
Alarming discovery in Antarctica – penguins bathe in water with microplastics. How to fight the omnipresent particles?
Recent studies reveal that plastic particles have reached even the most remote ecosystems on Earth. [...]
Jan
Microplastics in the Great Lakes – 89 percent. water samples exceed safety levels
Microplastics in the Great Lakes have become a serious environmental problem in recent years. The [...]
Sep
Contamination of water with plastic bottles
Every minute, one million plastic bottles are purchased around the world. As many as 91% [...]
Aug
Micropollutants in wastewater – low concentrations of great importance
Currently, there are more than 350,000. registered chemicals and their mixtures, which are used in [...]
Jul