All polypropylene articles
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NewsNanoplastics can impair the effect of antibiotics
Researchers investigating how some of the most common nanoplastics interact with tetracycline found significant accumulation of the antibiotics on the surfaces of the nanoplastic particles.
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NewsNanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
A study showed that plastic particles not only impair the effect of antibiotics, but could also promote the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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NewsPeat bog microbes could be deployed to break down plastic pollution
Microbes discovered in a peat bog could be used to break down plastic pollution, research being carried out at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
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NewsTwo fungal strains make meal of hard-to-recycle plastic
Two common strains of fungi have been used to successfully biodegrade polypropylene in a laboratory experiment.