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The EU's prohibition on microplastics eliminates cigarette smoke pollution
Since May 2018, the EU has been attempting to combat the top ten types of trash seen on Europe's beaches, with cigarette butts being the second most common. It introduced a key directive as part of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy, which aims to phase out unneeded sing...
SUZUKI PLANS TO LAUNCH A DEVICE FOR OUTBIOARD ENGINES TO COLLECT MICROPLASTICS
Highlights –
- Suzuki plans to launch a device for outboard engines to collect microplastics.
- This will be the world’s first device of a kind to clean marine plastic pollution.
- Suzuki has developed a device that filters microplast...
Presence of microplastics in drinking water: Scientists draw attention to a massive environmental challenge
Research study conducted by the team at the University of Surrey and at Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials has drawn attention to the harmful consequences of plastics found in the water streams. The breaking down of these into tiny particles is affecting our aquatic and health systems, claims...