Microplastics
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Amount of microplastics in the Mediterranean has tripled in 20 years
(ORDO NEWS) — Most of the plastic waste produced by humans ends up in water bodies. What happens to them…
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Blue whales eat about 10 million microplastics a day
(ORDO NEWS) — Marine animals of all sizes inadvertently ingest plastic as tiny particles are found all over the ocean.…
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Microplastics found in plant leaves for the first time
(ORDO NEWS) — In the studied samples of plant leaves, scientists for the first time found traces of microplastics. The…
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Viruses on the surface of microplastics are more dangerous
(ORDO NEWS) — Microplastics are associated with many problems – both for the ecosystems of our planet and for the…
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Scientists calculate the amount of microplastics in spider webs
(ORDO NEWS) — Previously, microplastics have been found in the most unexpected places – from the depths of the oceans…
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Microplastics found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica
(ORDO NEWS) — Microplastics continue to penetrate even the most remote corners of the planet. Now researchers have discovered it…
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Parasites can travel across the ocean on microplastics
(ORDO NEWS) — Tiny parasites can hitchhike on microplastics floating in the ocean. In the lab, researchers have shown that…
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Australian blue mussels contaminated with microplastics
(ORDO NEWS) — In Australia, scientists at Flinders University have found decomposed microplastics in blue mussels and other seafood. According…
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Scientists have learned how microplastics in the oceans carry pathogens dangerous to humans
(ORDO NEWS) — The new study, according to its authors, is devoted to an unexplored area – the connection between…
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Microplastics first discovered in human placenta
(ORDO NEWS) — The accumulation of such particles in living organisms and food products is one of the main environmental…
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