NEWS
June
27
June
27
- Microplastics have been found in the land, sea and air, across the food chain and throughout the human body.
- While the full extent of the health impacts of microplastics are not yet known, studies indicate that they can increase the likelihood of heart attack, stroke, or death.
- With pollution ranked in the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report 2025 as a top 10 threat, concerted and urgent action is required.
June
18
June
18
Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere.
The teeny tiny pieces of plastic have been found in everything from drinking water to chicken nuggets, apples, and broccoli.
Recent studies have linked these pollutants to heart disease, lung disorders, and more worrying health issues.
But unfortunately, microplastics are now so pervasive that they’re nearly impossible to avoid.
May
27
May
27
Marine plastic pollution is a global issue, with microplastics (1 µm–5 mm) dominating the measured plastic count. Although microplastics can be found throughout the oceanic water column, most studies collect microplastics from surface waters (less than about 50-cm depth) using net tows. Consequently, our understanding of the microplastics distribution across ocean depths is more limited. Here we synthesize depth-profile data from 1,885 stations collected between 2014 and 2024 to provide insights into the distribution and potential transport mechanisms of subsurface (below about 50-cm depth, which is not usually sampled by traditional practices) microplastics throughout the oceanic water column.
May
05
May
05
EU PFAS Generic Restriction – Recently leaked documents from the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reveal that industry representatives are relying on legal opinions to push back against the planned regulations. A key argument is that the EU’s proposed restriction unfairly groups over 10,000 PFAS compounds together, assuming they all share the same level of risk. This broad categorization would lack a sufficient scientific basis and could make regulatory compliance unnecessarily difficult for businesses.