Microplastics
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Your brain may have a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics, study findsA recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.HealthFeb 6
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Are mealworms nature’s answer to the world’s microplastic problem?Microplastics are tiny plastic particles, usually five millimetres or less in size, that are formed by breaking away from larger plastics found in our environment.EnvironmentDec 4, 2024
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Microplastics in your drink? UBC develops cheap, portable plastic particle detectorResearchers at the University of British Columbia say they've come up with a portable device that can cheaply detect the amount of microplastics in drinks and other liquids.ScienceAug 27, 2024
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Are microplastics harmful? Health Canada funds research on potential risksHealth Canada is funding new research looking into the potential risks to humans of microplastics – that are found everywhere and could be toxic.HealthFeb 2, 2024
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USask researchers create biodegradable glitter to address microplasticsThe research team says microplastics are non-biodegradable, environmentally toxic and can reach remote parts of the world if they enter waterways.ScienceDec 23, 2022
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City of Kingston installs ‘seabins’ to clean plastics from Lake OntarioTwo seabins have been installed in Kingston to collect macroplastics and microplastics from local waters.EnvironmentJun 10, 2022
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Microplastics found in Okanagan Lake, researchers sayEight students and professors from Okanagan College’s Water Engineering Technology Diploma program worked with the researchers to analyze the samples from the lake.EnvironmentMar 21, 2022
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Beluga whales ingest as many as 145,000 particles of microplastics a year: SFU studyResearchers examined five species of arctic fish eaten by the whales, revealing 21 per cent had microplastic particles in their gastrointestinal tracts.EnvironmentOct 19, 2021
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‘Matter of great concern’: Scientists find microplastics in human placenta for 1st timeThe Italian study, published in early December, said microplastics were found in four out of six women's placentas who consented to donate the organ after giving birth.HealthDec 22, 2020
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Lake Winnipeg ‘aquahacking’ contest to announce winning proposal TuesdayA nine-month-long competition tasking young people on the prairies with solving environmental problems facing Lake Winnipeg is about to declare a winner.EnvironmentOct 20, 2020
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