DoomsdaysCW · @DoomsdaysCW
914 followers · 10831 posts · Server kolektiva.social

: The Worst You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Billions of these tiny pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous

by Karen McVeigh

"Nurdles, the colloquial term for 'pre-production pellets', are the little-known building block for all our plastic products. The tiny beads can be made of , , , polyvinyl chloride () and other plastics. Released into the environment from plastic plants or when shipped around the world as raw material to factories, they will sink or float, depending on the density of the pellets and if they are in freshwater or saltwater.

"They are often mistaken for food by seabirds, fish and other wildlife. In the environment, they fragment into nanoparticles whose hazards are more complex. They are the second-largest source of in the ocean, by weight, after tyre dust. An astounding 230,000 tonnes of nurdles end up in oceans every year."

Read more: getpocket.com/explore/item/nur

#nurdles #toxicwaste #plastic #polyethylene #polypropylene #polystyrene #pvc #micropollutants #plasticpollution #micrplastics

Last updated 1 year ago

CellBioNews · @cellbionews
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NIOO-KNAW · @niooknaw
17 followers · 44 posts · Server social.edu.nl

New NIOO publication: Impact of characteristics on the removal of organic by Chlorella sorokiniana.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023

#wastewater #micropollutants

Last updated 2 years ago

EU Research Results · @CORDIS_EU
114 followers · 1100 posts · Server respublicae.eu

RT @ToxMate_eu: @CORDIS_EU is showcasing the EU-funded . @ToxMate_eu was asked to participate in their podcast.

Tune in to find out how ToxMate monitors the presence of before the polluted goes back to its natural .

open.spotify.com/episode/6wUAc

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/sta

#waterprojects #micropollutants #water #environment

Last updated 2 years ago

NIOO-KNAW · @niooknaw
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Mark van Loosdrecht · @MarkvanLoosdrecht
9 followers · 1130 posts · Server mastodon.social

screening in the River Bassin @WaterRes_J@twitter.com by @nikiforosgr@twitter.com and colleagues
sciencedirect.com/science/arti

#micropollutants #danube

Last updated 2 years ago

Gabriel Sigmund · @GabrielS
358 followers · 215 posts · Server mstdn.science

Excited to share that in March 2023 I will start as an Assistant Professor with a tenure track in the environmental technology division (ETE) at Wageningen University.

My research will focus on treating in water via technologies with a special focus on ionic and ionizable persistent mobile and toxic () substances.

Very excited about this next chapter..

#micropollutants #sorption #pmt

Last updated 2 years ago