microplastics

Tech

The ‘godfather’ of microplastics research says we need to move faster to solve our plastic problem

Quirks and Quarks19:35Plastic: Understanding the problem, and the struggle for a solution Twenty years ago, a fortuitous trip to the…

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Tech

What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots

Plastic serves as a building block for our food packaging, water pipes, rubber tires and synthetic fabrics. But plastic also…

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Lifestyle

Microplastics in food: Which items have the most?

“How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from…

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Nova Scotia

Researchers used Hurricane Larry to prove ocean microplastics can be swept inland as air pollution

As Hurricane Larry lashed Newfoundland in 2021, university students from Halifax headed to a rural area in its track to find…

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