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Microplastics
Microplastics may pose risk to Indo-Gangetic plain: Study
As per study, microplastics were detected in the Ganga from Haridwar to Patna, with the pollutant concentration being higher during “wet (rainy) season than the dry season”.
18 March 2024, 04:30 IST
Microplastics may pose risk to Indo-Gangetic plain: Study
18 March 2024, 04:30 IST
Microplastics menace the food we grow
From irrigation pipes to greenhouse films to mulch that suppresses weeds, plastics are ubiquitous on farms today. As the use of plastic implements increases in agriculture, tiny, microscopic fragments—called microplastics—wither off of them and become one with the soil, threatening the food we eat. Once in the soil, it is expensive and almost impossible to separate microplastics.
27 January 2024, 00:03 IST
Microplastics menace the food we grow
27 January 2024, 00:03 IST
Microplastics found in tissues of two-thirds of marine mammals: Study
The presence of polymer particles and fibres in these animals suggests that microplastics can travel out of the digestive tract and lodge in the tissues.
12 August 2023, 16:51 IST
Microplastics found in tissues of two-thirds of marine mammals: Study
12 August 2023, 16:51 IST
Microplastics in recycling process raises concerns
While the study analysed microplastics released by one recycling plant in the UK, researchers expressed concern about the situation worldwide
24 May 2023, 12:36 IST
Microplastics in recycling process raises concerns
24 May 2023, 12:36 IST
Sweatshops: Textile industry's dark side
In the era of fast fashion, the average person buys 60% more clothing than 15 years ago, while each item is kept for only half as long, according to the UN in 2022
21 April 2023, 10:20 IST
Sweatshops: Textile industry's dark side
21 April 2023, 10:20 IST
NGT flags concern over adverse effect of microplastics
Microplastics refer to plastic particles with an upper size limit of 5 mm
04 March 2023, 04:40 IST
NGT flags concern over adverse effect of microplastics
04 March 2023, 04:40 IST
Blue whales eat 10 mn microplastic pieces a day: Study
Over the 90-120 day annual feeding season, that represents more than a billion pieces a year
01 November 2022, 16:51 IST
Blue whales eat 10 mn microplastic pieces a day: Study
01 November 2022, 16:51 IST
Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time
Half of the blood samples showed traces of PET plastic, widely used to make drink bottles, while more than a third had polystyrene
25 March 2022, 16:24 IST
Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time
25 March 2022, 16:24 IST
DPCC to study microplastics pollution in Yamuna river
The pollution control body will also examine if the soil in the floodplains of River Yamuna is fit for agriculture, according to officials
19 December 2021, 13:05 IST
DPCC to study microplastics pollution in Yamuna river
19 December 2021, 13:05 IST
'People inhale up to 7K microplastic particles daily'
The total is 100 times higher than expected -- posing a potential health threat that could rank alongside asbestos or tobacco
09 November 2021, 16:16 IST
'People inhale up to 7K microplastic particles daily'
09 November 2021, 16:16 IST
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