What’s the deal with the Plastic Soup again?
March 15 2024 That’s what readers of news site nu.nl on their comment platform Nujij were wondering. In a recent […]
For the first time there is hard evidence that sorbed pollutants from microbeads used in a specific commercial facial cleanser can transfer to fish if ingested. Australian researchers at RMIT University found that fish can absorb up to 12.5% of the pollutants contained in microbeads. The tests were done on rainbow fish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis). In the tests,
Fish rarely discriminate between food and plastic when swimming in environments that are polluted with billions of microbeads. It is already known that plastic particles in water act as magnets for pollutants, “by factors up to 1 million times”. One issue of concern is whether the toxins released from ingested particles can enter the tissue of fish, which we then eat. The Australian study is published in Environmental Science and Technology. One of the team’s questions for future research is to determine the implications for public health by “precisely measuring how much pollution could be entering this human food chain”, lead investigator Bradley Clarke told Science Alert.
March 15 2024 That’s what readers of news site nu.nl on their comment platform Nujij were wondering. In a recent […]
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The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.
The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.