#microplastic — Public Fediverse posts

Microplastic contamination is widespread in the Amazon, now appearing in frog larvae. A new study found high levels of polyester fibers in tadpoles and their breeding ponds.

This discovery highlights the growing reach of plastic pollution in even the most remote freshwater ecosystems.
https://mongabay.cc/pRdFoA

#News #Microplastic #Amazon

I know I posted this over on IG, but the people it needs to reach are mainly over there. If you are on IG please like it to help it reach more.

I just visited Hautacamp and a "Skoda We Love Cycling" plastic sticker on the road is still there and breaking up and bits of it is spread all over this beautiful Pyrenees mountain.

I hope that we can get them to come and clean up what's left and hopefully they will in the future not leave litter like that around.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuM2tjCJon

#WeLoveCycling #TourDeFrance #Cycling #Biketooter #Plastic #Polution #MicroPlastic #Skoda #LeaveNoTrace #PackInPackOut

How microplastics hurt the species that keep our coasts healthy https://phys.org/news/2026-04-microplastics-species-coasts-healthy.html

#coast #environment #species #plastic #microplastic

Hawaii is turning ocean #plastic into roads to fight #pollution

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hawaii-plastic-pollution-recycle-roads

> The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for #microplastic pollution.

Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data

https://nautil.us/ordinary-lab-gloves-may-have-skewed-microplastic-data-1279386

#HackerNews #Ordinary #Lab #Gloves #May #Have #Skewed #Microplastic #Data #microplastics #labresearch #environmentalimpact #science #news

Huge ships are poisoning our #oceans with toxic paint just to reduce drag. 🚢💔 What if the answer is completely biocide-free?

In the newest episode of Innovate and React, I chat with Christina Linke from Clean Ocean Coatings about their revolutionary non-toxic, hard hull coating. It saves fuel AND stops chemical leaching! 🌊✨

Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/how-innovative-coatings-are-stopping-microplastic-pollution-of-the-ocean/

#chemistry #microplastic #podcast

#environment #climatechange #plastic #waste #Microplastic #Nobillionaires

Suddenly, I'm now grateful I don't drink tea.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/tea-bags-release-billion-plastic-particles/

#Tea #Drink #Beverage #Microplastic #Scary

So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.

It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.

Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.

According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.

Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.

So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?

If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.

As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.

I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?

https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/

So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.

It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.

Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.

According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.

Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.

So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?

If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.

As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.

I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?

https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/

So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.

It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.

Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.

According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.

Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.

So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?

If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.

As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.

I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?

https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/

So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.

It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.

Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.

According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.

Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.

So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?

If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.

As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.

I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?

https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/

So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.

It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.

Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.

According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.

Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.

So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?

If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.

As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.

I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?

https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/

Wenn sich selbst schon Drachen darüber Gedanken machen.. oder vielleicht mehr Gedanken machen als wir.. dann sind wir echt am Arsch....

#dragons #microplastic #health #art #comics

Gefahr durch #Mikroplastik: Doch nur Fake News? - DocCheck

KOMMENTAR | In Lunge 🫁, Niere und Gehirn 🧠: Mikroplastik ist scheinbar überall im Körper. Wissenschaftler stellen jetzt bisher gemessene Konzentrationen infrage. Warum das kein Grund zur Entwarnung ist.
https://www.doccheck.com/de/detail/articles/52687-gefahr-durch-mikroplastik-doch-nur-fake-news #microplastic #microplastics

Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!

Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'

Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026

Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.

"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.

"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.

"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.

Why are melting glaciers concerning?

"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.

"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/researchers-issue-warning-after-making-grim-antarctic-discovery-we-are-only-beginning-to-understand/

#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases

Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/01/26/307797/takeaway-coffee-cups-release-thousands-of-microplastic-particles/

Terrestrial sources emit over 20 times more #microplastic particles into the atmosphere than oceanic sources, challenging previous assumptions that the #ocean was the primary emitter.
#EarthScience #Meteorology #Geophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/es01212601.html

` Overall, the main transport pathway involves movement from paddy fields into rivers, subsequent entry into the ocean, deposition on beaches, and eventual offshore transport by rip currents.`

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X25015620?via%3Dihub

#plastic #pollution #microplastic

Rising #Microplastic Exposure Raises New Concerns for Filament-Swapping #3D Printers https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/rising-microplastic-exposure-raises-new-concerns-for-filament-swapping-3d-printers

#Technology #Plastics #3DPrinting

2025 was a year of extraordinary moments. My practice in focussed on the complexation of technologies and landscapes through water and I am looking forward to continuing this thread this year.

I’m very grateful to all my collaborators, producers and team for bringing these works to realisation and amplifying their impact.

This week, I’m sharing a look back, and a hint of what’s to come in 2026. Stay tuned.

#ai #water #cosmotechnics #hydrofeminism #art #installation #microplastic #futures

People Who Drink #BottledWater on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More #Microplastic Particles p.a.
🧐"Governments r work'g on #legislation to limit #plastic #waste. However, regulations r limited mainly to plastic bags, straws, & packaging materials. In contrast, there's little #regulation of plastic #bottles, which r feared to hv a direct impact on #health.. Plastic #pollution is also a #publichealth challenge. Access to safe drinking #water is one of te basic #humanrights"
https://www.wired.com/story/people-who-drink-bottled-water-on-a-daily-basis-ingest-90000-more-microplastics-per-year

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year | WIRED

#microplastic #BanTheBottle
https://www.wired.com/story/people-who-drink-bottled-water-on-a-daily-basis-ingest-90000-more-microplastics-per-year/

Glitters on gift bags or wrapping paper should be banned. Seriously. I. can’t. stand. them. ✨😖😩✨

#glitter #microPlastic #AllThatGlitter

@3sat #YannArthusBertrand danke ❤️

#love #doku #natur #dokumentation #documentation #docu #farbfernsehen #natur #solidarität #solidarity #örr #3sat #mediathek #pilze #mushrooms #fangus #biodiversität #biodiversity #umwelt #environment #hoffnung #gemeinschaft #community #plants #pflanzen #berge #bäume #mountains #trees #klima #climate #klimawandel #climatechange #massextinction #climatecrisis #klimakrise #wildfires #wildlife #pestizide #pesticides #pfas #microplastic #floods #UN #Aufklärung #Bewusstsein #Sinn #Machtlosigkeit #Empathie #Gemeinsam #Gesellschaft #konsum #staygrounded #sustainability #nachhaltigkeit #tourism #travel #urlaub #reisen #socialMedia #everest #safari #Globalisierung #grundwasser #bio #organic #naturschutz #rainforest #regenwald #vegan #fastfashion #wasser #water #recycling #right2Repair #repair #beton #concrete #endFossilFuels #fff #co2 #bund #climatejustice #nokings #extinctionRebellion #fakeNews #cop #hannahArendt #solidarität #solidarity #müde #notjustsad #liebe #janeGodall

⟦Onay et al.⟧ Assessing microplastic pollution in marine mammals: evidence from three cetacean species in the southeastern Black Sea https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1657648/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Porpoises #Science #OceanPollution #OceanPlastic #Microplastic

Drinks including #water, #soda, #beer #wine sold in #glass #bottles contain more #microplastics than those in #plastic bottles, according to surprising study released by #France #foodsafety agency Friday. The researchers found an average of around 100 #microplastic #particles per liter in #glass bottles of soft drinks, #lemonade, #icedtea and beer. That was five to 50 times higher than the rate detected in plastic bottles or #metal #cans. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-glass-bottles-microplastics-plastic.html #publichealth

Chewing gum: another way for microplastics to enter your body?
#Health #Microplastics #ChewingGum #HealthRisk #PublicHealth #PlasticPollution #Nanoplastics #ToxicExposure #EnvironmentalHealth #Microplastic #ConsumerAwareness #SustainableLiving
https://the-14.com/chewing-gum-another-way-for-microplastics-to-enter-your-body/

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝘇𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 '𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴'

In de hersenen van overleden mensen worden steeds grotere hoeveelheden microplastics en nanoplastics gevonden. Dat blijkt uit Amerikaans onderzoek. Wetenschappers maken zich zorgen. "Microplastics zijn overal. Ook in de lucht."

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5493005/microplastics-dringen-grote-hoeveelheid-door-tot-de-hersenen

#Microplastic #Hersenen #Ontkomen

This pretty much sums up the habits I got from my grandparents. Some of which are habits we should all adopt. Notice how they refer to these as "Odd Behaviors" -- a bit classist, but whatev...

15 Odd Behaviors Only People from Lower Middle-Class Families Will Recognize

"We never throw old towels away as they become rags for cleaning or drying pets. Repurposing items to save money on cleaning supplies can save a reasonable amount of dollars in a year." [And without the #Microplastic pollution from buying plastic cleaning cloths!]

Read more:
https://thefinancekey.com/odd-behaviors-only-people-from-lower-middle-class-families-will-recognize/
#RepairCafes #Reuse #Reduce #Repurpose #SecondHandClothes #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Leftovers #Degrowth #Deconsumption

@CelloMomOnCars #Wool is amazing! And sheep aren't harmed in the process! Way better than #microplastic "#fleece"! (Talk about advertising mavens fleecing the public with #Greenwashing !)

So, unfollow or block me if you will, but this is so true! #Pleather is #Microplastic pollution! Yes, #Leather is made from skin of animals, but IT LASTS! And it doesn't cause microplastic pollution! And it can be tanned sustainably (I've done it with acorns). If animals are going to be killed (and yes, whether for meat or old age, animals will die) -- it's better to utilize them fully rather than use #Plastics!
#ProWool #ProLeather #ProBees

How about the bacteria that can consume microplastics? :blobcatnompizza:

remembered by #goodnews posted by @squirrelnews_en

https://newsie.social/@squirrelnews_en/113663099969335417

and the topic
"Squid-bone, cotton sponge offers solution to microplastic pollution?"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/plastic-eating-bacteria-enzyme-recycling-waste #greenplanet #microplastic

How about the bacteria that can consume microplastics? :blobcatnompizza:

remembered by #goodnews posted by @squirrelnews_en

https://newsie.social/@squirrelnews_en/113663099969335417

and the topic
"Squid-bone, cotton sponge offers solution to microplastic pollution?"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/plastic-eating-bacteria-enzyme-recycling-waste #greenplanet #microplastic

How about the bacteria that can consume microplastics? :blobcatnompizza:

remembered by #goodnews posted by @squirrelnews_en

https://newsie.social/@squirrelnews_en/113663099969335417

and the topic
"Squid-bone, cotton sponge offers solution to microplastic pollution?"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/plastic-eating-bacteria-enzyme-recycling-waste #greenplanet #microplastic

The 5 biggest drivers for extinction are:
* destruction of habitats
* monocultures
* pollution (microplastic, pesticides, heavy metals, forever chemicals, ...)
* climate change
* invasive species

In other words the single biggest driver for extinction is capitalist extractivism and exploitation.
We clear forests to build roads, cultivate monocultures to feed our live stock, burn fossil fuels to power our consumerism and put our waste in the ocean. That destroys the ecosystem, species become extinct or seek refuge somewhere else and become invasive there.

And with "we" I don't mean you or me - I mean the morbidly rich!
I'm not blaming anyone but the 1%. They are the ones that have everything and cause everything.

There are a lot of solutions for this crisis, but we can't realize them without creating a system that prevents morbid abundance.
If the 99% decide to eat less meat, so we don't need so much land for our food - will that really save the rainforests or will it just free up more land for the rich to build more golf courses, factories and AI server farms?

We need to talk about a wealth maximum, an income maximum and an interest maximum. Then we'll realize we don't need endless growth, we don't need exploitation of the 99% and the ecosystem, we won't need 3 full time jobs to 'make a living' and we won't need mindless consumption to numb ourselves in our spare time.

#extinction #SpeciesExtinction #deforestation #LossOfHabitat #monocultures #pollution #EnvironmentalPollution #MicroPlastic #MicroPlastics #ForeverChemicals #BioDiversity #BioDiversityCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #InvasiveSpecies #capitalism #extractivism #exploitation #consumerism #MorbidlyRich #MorbidWealth #WealthMaximum #IncomeMaximum #InterestMaximum

Attention-Worthy Links for December 3rd, 2024

https://bit.ly/awl120324

#microplastic #turbidity #morphology #satellite #radiation #yeast #long-duration #electronic #tattoos #EEG #print #jet #ink #ITU #UNICEF #map #link #school #Giga #digital #divide #Falcon9 #low-cost #self-assembling #optoelectronic #metal-ligand #nanoscale #seaweed #methane #low-income #communities #access #groceries #Robinson-Patman #desalinated #groundwater #beef #dairy #produce #THC #tripled #adolescents #teens #risk

#PlasticRain Is the New #AcidRain

Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain.

by Matt Simon
June 12, 2020

"Hoof it through the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the #GrandCanyon, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American conservation story. Yet an invisible menace is actually blowing through the air and falling via raindrops: #Microplastic particles, tiny chunks (by definition, less than 5 millimeters long) of fragmented plastic bottles and microfibers that fray from clothes, all #pollutants that get caught up in Earth’s atmospheric systems and deposited in the #wilderness.

"Writing in the journal Science, researchers report a startling discovery: After collecting #rainwater and air samples for 14 months, they calculated that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic particles fall into 11 protected areas in the western US each year. That’s the equivalent of over 120 million plastic water bottles.

"'We just did that for the area of protected areas in the West, which is only 6 percent of the total US area,' says lead author Janice Brahney, an environmental scientist at Utah State University. 'The number was just so large, it's shocking.'

"It further confirms an increasingly hellish scenario: Microplastics are blowing all over the world, landing in supposedly pure habitats, like the #Arctic and the remote #FrenchPyrenees. They’re flowing into the #oceans via #wastewater and tainting #deepsea #ecosystems, and they’re even ejecting out of the water and blowing onto land in sea breezes. And now in the American West, and presumably across the rest of the world given that these are fundamental atmospheric processes, they are falling in the form of plastic rain—the new acid rain.

"Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain, which is a consequence of #SulfurDioxide and #NitrogenOxide emissions. By deploying #scrubbers in power plants to control the former, and catalytic converters in cars to control the latter, the US and other countries have over the last several decades cut down on the #acidification problem. But microplastic has already corrupted even the most #RemoteEnvironments, and there’s no way to scrub water or land or air of the particles—the stuff is absolutely everywhere, and it’s not like there’s a plastic magnet we can drag through the oceans. What makes plastic so useful—its hardiness—is what also makes it an alarming pollutant: Plastic never really goes away, instead breaking into ever smaller bits that infiltrate ever smaller corners of the planet. Even worse, plastic waste is expected to skyrocket from 260 million tons a year to 460 million tons by 2030, according to the consultancy McKinsey. More people joining the middle class in #EconomicallyDeveloping countries means more #consumerism and more #PlasticPackaging. "

Read more:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#Crapitalism #BanPlastics #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife

Today Tim gave a quite vibrant presentation of the #biopixR package at our faculty at the #BTUCS. It was great to hear that some colleagues find it useful and want to use it for their research.

#bioimageinformatics #microbeads #microplastic #DNAdamage

Today Tim gave a quite vibrant presentation of the #biopixR package at our faculty at the #BTUCS. It was great to hear that some colleagues find it useful and want to use it for their research.

#bioimageinformatics #microbeads #microplastic #DNAdamage

Unten dargestellt: Kunststoffhinterlassenschaften in Gärtnerisch genutztem Boden aus ca. 60 Jahren. Nach 4 Jahren wiederholtem Absammeln - hier das Ergebnis des aktuellen Absammelns von ca. 800qm Bodenoberfläche.
Alter, neuerer und neuer Kunststoff.
Scherben und anderes, was nicht in den Boden gehört, eingeschlossen.

#plastic zu #microplastic zu #nanoplastic
#lostplastic
#pollution im #erdboden
#microplastics in der Flora und Fauna, also #fightagainstmicroplastics
#microplastik #food

Makro und etwas größer als Mikro, die
letzten Möglichkeiten händisch im täglichen Leben etwas tun zu können, gegen die kommenden negativen Auswirkungen der Hinterlassenschaften des gedankenlosen Umgangs mit Kunststoffen.

#plastic zu #microplastic zu #nanoplastic
#lostplastic
#pollution im #erdboden
#microplastics in der Flora und Fauna, also #fightagainstmicroplastics
#microplastik

Huge Amounts Of Plastic From Artificial Grass End Up In The Sea
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383869-huge-amounts-of-plastic-from-artificial-grass-end-up-in-the-sea/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122094 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #artificial #artificialgrass #artificialturf #AT #pollution #water #hydrology #marine #ocean #coastline #plastics #microplastics #microplastic #plasticpollution #Spain #research #waterquality #sampling #ecosystems #plasticfibres #sports #sporting #golf #golfcourses

Occurrence and backtracking of #microplastic mass loads including tire wear particles in northern Atlantic #air

Few studies report the occurrence of microplastics (MP), including tire wear particles (TWP) in the marine #atmosphere, and little data is available regarding their size or sources. Here we present active air sampling devices (low- and high-volume samplers) for the evaluation of composition and MP mass loads in the marine #atmosphere. Air was sampled during a research cruise along the Norwegian coast up to Bear Island. Samples were analyzed with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, generating a mass-based data set for MP in the marine atmosphere. Here we show the ubiquity of MP, even in remote Arctic areas with concentrations up to 37.5 ng m−3. Cluster of #polyethylene terephthalate (max. 1.5 ng m−3) were universally present. TWP (max. 35 ng m−3) and cluster of #polystyrene, #polypropylene, and #polyurethane (max. 1.1 ng m−3) were also detected. Atmospheric transport and dispersion models, suggested the introduction of MP into the marine atmosphere equally from sea- and land-based emissions, transforming the ocean from a #sink into a #source for MP.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39340-5#Abs1

Essen also am besten niemals in Plastik in die Mikrowelle und am besten auch nicht in Gefrierschrank geben.
Mehr im Abstract.

Guten Morgen Mastodon und einen wissensreichen Sonntag.

#microplastik #microplastic #nanoplastik #nanoplastic https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110633872809374525

The #alga #Melosiraarctica, which grows under #ArcticSea ice, contains ten times as many #microplastic particles as the surrounding #seawater. This concentration at the base of the #foodweb poses a threat to creatures that feed on the algae at the sea surface. Clumps of #deadalgae also transport the #plastic with its #pollutants particularly quickly into the #dee sea & explains high #microplastic #concentrations in the #sediment there. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-arctic-ice-algae-heavily-contaminated.html