All nanoplastics articles
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Features
Under the microscope: microplastics
Examining the issue of plastic pollution with a round-up of microbial advances from the last few years.
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News
Researchers uncover how tiny plastics threaten our soil and health
A new study has found that both nanoplastics and microplastics alter soil microbes and increase antibiotic resistance. Nanoplastics, due to their small size and large surface area, had a more significant impact, even in small quantities.
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News
Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater rapidly escalating the global threat of plastics
Rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton, are able to chew apart microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially more dangerous, nanoplastics. Each rotifer can create between 348,000 and 366,000 per day.
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News
Soil microplastics could usher superbugs into food supply
Micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soil could contribute to antibiotic resistant bacteria with a ready route into our food supply, a new study warns.