How Birds Are Taking A Hit From Microplastics Contamination
Two decades ago, research found that changes in bird songs could be used as warnings for detecting man-made environmental disturbances...
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Here’s How Agriculture Has A Plastic Problem
Plasticulture, the application of synthetic polymer-based technologies in agriculture, has found wide-ranging uses, making it an integral part of food...
Can Sustainable Strategies Quell The Problem Of Microplastics?
India knows it has a plastic waste problem, but the urgency and coordination to meaningfully address it hasn’t been present....
Marine Plastic Pollution Is Not Just A Problem Of Waste Management
Nurdles, the tiny plastic pellets used as feedstock for making plastic products, are becoming dangerous as they spill into land...
As The World Swims In Plastic, An Answer: Ban The Toxic Two
Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types,...
Oil Interests Impede Plastic Treaty Progress
In mid-November, hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Nairobi, led by a ceremonial band. “Let polluters pay the...
Microplastics In J&K’s Waterbodies Dangerous To Ecosystems, Humans
A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastic contaminants in Jhelum river, locally known as Vyeth, in Jammu and...
Living With Microplastics, Is Not Fantastic
Microplastics are less than 5 mm in size – the size of two grains of sand or even less. Studies...
We Ingest Plastics Every Minute Of The Day
When you wake up in the morning, wash your face, apply a skin lotion, take a drink of water, clean...
Why We Should Not Reuse Plastic Water Bottles
Taking a swig from your plastic water bottle will do more than slake your thirst — you will also be...
We Ingest Plastics Every Minute Of The Day
When you wake up in the morning, wash your face, apply a skin lotion, take a drink of water, clean...
How Much Plastic Are We Ingesting Anyway?
Plastic waste is increasingly engulfing everything on the planet, from ecosystems to people, but we don’t have adequate knowledge of...
NGT Directs Study On Menace Of Microplastics
The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and directed it to conduct a study to reduce the menace of...
Is It Snowing Microplastics In Siberia? Scientists Take Samples
Russian scientists are trying to understand the scale of a potential threat to the environment in Siberia: snow polluted with...
