nanoplastics

Slow sand filter removes 99.9% of nanoplastics from drinking water

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— Cozine / Shutterstock.com When it comes to providing safe drinking water, current filtration technologies do a great job, but the spread of plastic waste in the environment brings new threats. Researchers have designed a biologically active slow sand filter that eliminates almost all nanometer-sized plastic particles. An invisible threat In recent years, various studies … Read more

Study Reveals Nanoplastic Pollution Detected for the First Time at Earth’s Pole

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KOMPAS.com – Pollution nanoplastics has been detected in the area the poles of the Earth for the first time. The findings of this study indicate that now these tiny particles have spread all over the world. Pollution nanoparticles Plastic smaller and more toxic than microplastics. Nanoplastics are highly toxicologically active compared to microplastics, but the … Read more