University of Auckland. "Microplastic pollution swirling in city air: Millions of plastic bottles per year." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 12 / 221212140810.htm (accessed ...

“When we first investigated the plastic pipe air pollution practice, we discovered there had been no independent testing or oversight,” Whelton said. “It was being used in neighborhoods and in ...

Each liter of water they collected held between 6.7 to 13.9 pieces of plastic, which measured from 7.1 micrometers up to 94.6 micrometers, or about the diameter of a human hair.

This shift highlights the global struggle to manage plastic waste as the U.S. recycles less than 10% of its plastic. The ban ...

Around 12 percent of all plastic waste produced in cities is burned in the open air, creating air pollution and health risks. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

"If the issue of 'plastic air pollution' is not addressed proactively, climate change and ecological risks may become a reality, causing irreversible and serious environmental damage in the future." ...

DAVAO CITY (PIA)—The chief of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Section of the Environment Management Bureau Davao Region ...

In that series, which mapped excess cancer risk from lifetime exposure to air pollution across the U.S., the highest chance was 1 cancer in 53 people, in Port Arthur, Texas.

Five companies are responsible for a quarter of all plastic waste worldwide, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. The study, conducted by the Moore Institute for Plastic ...

Plastic bags are a huge problem. Some 160,000 of them are used every second. That’s five trillion bags a year. And fewer than 3 per cent are recycled.

Heat waves are primarily caused by high-pressure systems that push warm air down onto an area and hold it there. During heat ...