Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata One of the most pressing environmental and social issues of the twenty-first century is plastic pollution. The role of the atmosphere in transporting microplastics to remote locations has recently been highlighted in the research. A new study published in PNAS, claims that our plastic pollution problem has gotten so bad […]
Arjama Roy Small pieces of plastic fragments that are less than 5mm in length, commonly referred to as microplastics. Microplastics can move from the environment into human bodies via particular seafood, sea salt, and water. Ingestion of microplastics can expose chemicals that are known to be harmful. The study published within the Environment International journal; researchers have detected […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta The fractions of plastic debris that are less than 5 mm in the largest dimension or diameter are commonly referred to as microplastics. Microscopic plastic debris mainly results from the fragmentation of larger plastic debris that enters rivers and eventually reaches the oceans. Recent literature indicates that microplastic debris is […]
