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Stricter Microplastics Regulations Are on the Horizon. Here’s How California Manufacturers Should Prepare

According to the American Chemical Association, the average American consumes up to 121,000 microplastic particles each year—through air, water, and soil—and…

11 months ago

The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic

Photo: Shutterstock, providing many images of a polluted ocean. This is the first of two-part post. This installment is written by…

1 year ago

Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes, contaminating new food chains

Photo: Mosquitoes leave the water and take microplastics with them. Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock There is no doubt that plastic pollution in…

6 years ago

Proving Terrible For the Marine Life: Microplastics

A seemingly harmless arts and craft material, glitter has been a part of fun Do It Yourself projects, an intricate…

7 years ago