Primo Natura · @primonatura
873 followers · 3790 posts · Server mstdn.social"Coca-Cola bottler eyes plastic packaging made using captured carbon"
https://www.edie.net/coca-cola-bottler-eyes-plastic-packaging-made-using-captured-carbon/
Keith D Johnson · @KeithDJohnson
1289 followers · 3934 posts · Server sfba.social
1. "Since the 90s, researchers who are trying to understand the accelerating increase in reproductive problems have focused on endocrine disrupting chemicals. #Endocrine disruptors include:
Phthalates, chemicals used to make #plastics more durable, found in 100s of products—from vinyl flooring to lubricating oils & personal-care products (soaps, shampoos, & bhair sprays)
#Pesticides & herbicides, including glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer
Bisphenol A (BPA) & phenol, common in food storage materials
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) & brominated flame retardants, used in electronics & building materials
Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS), “forever chemicals” used as oil & water repellents & coatings for common products including cookware, carpets, & textiles.
PFAS endocrine disrupting chemicals have been found in the remotest locations on the planet, and they contaminate up to half the US #water supply."
#pollution https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/why-2-is-the-most-dangerous-number-no-one-is-talking-about
#endocrine #plastics #pesticides #PFAS #water #pollution
Roy Grubb · @roygrubb
74 followers · 627 posts · Server mastodon.green
Table salt offers a safe, inexpensive and reusable pathway to recovering useful products from plastic waste https://phys.org/news/2023-09-table-salt-safe-inexpensive-reusable.html
#plastics #recovery
Primo Natura · @primonatura
868 followers · 3789 posts · Server mstdn.social"UN Plastics Treaty draft unveiled, with global bans on problematic plastics in sight"
#plastics #plastic #unitednations #un
Heliograph · @Heliograph
890 followers · 8011 posts · Server mastodon.au👀😯:annoyingdog:
"New #recycling facility Samsara Eco aims to create infinite, virgin-grade plastic without fossil fuels.
Its enzyme library now contains #enzymes that can tackle challenging plastics, including coloured, multi-layered, mix-layered, mixed #plastics and textiles like polyester and nylon."
bonlab · @bonlab
118 followers · 44 posts · Server qoto.org
9 days to go to tell the UK government that the polymer and plastics industry needs investment to train and educate the next generation of a sustainable workforce. Get in touch via DM or email (s.bon@warwick.ac.uk) and become a partner. The more companies and organisations on board, the better. Let's show UK Gov that we are ready for a green (r)evolution. #circulareconomy #plastics #plasticrecycling #plasticsindustry #plasticwaste #polymer #sustainability #stemeducation #phdstudent
#sustainability #plastics #plasticrecycling #circulareconomy #plasticwaste #phdstudent #plasticsindustry #polymer #stemeducation
IT News · @itnewsbot
3698 followers · 272259 posts · Server schleuss.online
stoicmike · @stoicmike
100 followers · 1489 posts · Server zirk.us
Technology, ditto. #science #technology #progress #NuclearWeapons #GlobalWarming #missiles #plastics #chemicals #GMOCrops #AI #NuclearEnergy #solutionism
#science #technology #progress #Nuclearweapons #globalwarming #missiles #plastics #chemicals #gmocrops #ai #nuclearenergy #solutionism
toiida · @toiida
62 followers · 263 posts · Server library.love
видеодневник-2, продолжительность — 1,3 секунды: https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=42sX1WhukqM ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42sX1WhukqM #videojournal #memo #plastics #wastesorting
#videojournal #memo #plastics #wastesorting
GregCocks · @GregCocks
604 followers · 543 posts · Server techhub.social
Huge Amounts Of Plastic From Artificial Grass End Up In The Sea
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383869-huge-amounts-of-plastic-from-artificial-grass-end-up-in-the-sea/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122094 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #artificial #artificialgrass #artificialturf #AT #pollution #water #hydrology #marine #ocean #coastline #plastics #microplastics #microplastic #plasticpollution #Spain #research #waterquality #sampling #ecosystems #plasticfibres #sports #sporting #golf #golfcourses
#gis #spatial #mapping #artificial #artificialgrass #artificialturf #AT #pollution #water #hydrology #marine #ocean #coastline #plastics #microplastics #microplastic #plasticpollution #spain #research #waterquality #sampling #ecosystems #plasticfibres #sports #sporting #golf #golfcourses
Primo Natura · @primonatura
864 followers · 3760 posts · Server mstdn.social
"Microplastics discovered in the body tissues of whales, dolphins and seals – sparking concerns for human health too"
#Animals #Environment #microPlastics #plastics #plastic
beSpacific · @bespacific
1133 followers · 2096 posts · Server newsie.social#ForeverChemicals found in 76% of #Pennsylvania #streams sampled. Scientists with the #USGS first set out in 2019 to sample 161 #waterways as a way of finding potential sources of #PFAS #contamination from 33 different compounds of the “forever chemicals." https://www.inquirer.com/science/pennsylvania-forever-chemicals-pfas-usgs-streams-20230824.html #plastics in the #water #environmental #law
#foreverchemicals #pennsylvania #streams #usgs #waterways #pfas #contamination #plastics #water #environmental #law
DoomsdaysCW · @DoomsdaysCW
1377 followers · 18095 posts · Server kolektiva.social
What Were We Thinking? The Top 10 Most Dangerous Ads
A look back at 10 colossally painful advertisements.
by Hunter Oatman-Stanford
"While some faulty campaigns were merely the victims of evolving scientific knowledge, many blatantly ignored facts in their race for the #dollar, using so-called experts to promote products terrible for public health, like #cigarettes. Revered professionals like doctors and scientists routinely told us precisely the wrong things to do, as they are likely still doing today."
#Advertising #FalseAdvertising #Chemicals #ChemicalIndustry #Capitalism #Oligarchy #Poison #DDT #Plastics #LeadPaint #Corporatocracy
#dollar #cigarettes #advertising #falseadvertising #chemicals #chemicalindustry #capitalism #oligarchy #poison #ddt #plastics #leadpaint #corporatocracy
Primo Natura · @primonatura
864 followers · 3753 posts · Server mstdn.social"Campaigners have urged the Government to follow through on plans to bring in a full ban on microplastics in every day products such as washing-up liquid, toothpaste and cosmetics."
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics #Microplastics
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/microplastics-ban-government-ignore-firms-costs-2568976
#microPlastics #plastics #plastic #unitedkingdom #UK
Primo Natura · @primonatura
862 followers · 3750 posts · Server mstdn.social"About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes contain microplastic levels that are unsafe for wildlife, a new peer-reviewed paper from the University of Toronto finds."
#US #USA #America #Toronto #Water #Plastic #Plastics #Microplastics
#microPlastics #plastics #plastic #Water #toronto #america #USA #US
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 · @BenjaminHCCarr
1001 followers · 2611 posts · Server hachyderm.io
When #Environmental Dreams Turn Into #Corporate #Buzzwords
How ‘#circulareconomy’ went from #environmentalist dream to marketing #buzzword
Can #plastics be circular? Companies' answer was a resounding yes.
Groups like #JustZero, a nonprofit that advocates for waste reduction, have dropped term “circular economy” altogether. “The phrase is now being used to serve the interests of the huge corporations that are damaging our climate and spewing toxics into our communities” https://grist.org/accountability/circular-economy-plastics-recycling-reuse-waste-conference-seattle/
#environmental #corporate #buzzwords #circulareconomy #environmentalist #buzzword #plastics #justzero
Dr. Melanie Bergmann · @MBergmann
1352 followers · 1922 posts · Server mstdn.social🚨 Important new study shows that weathered #microplastics (Polystyrene) pass the blood brain barrier of mice & trigger more severe inflammatory responses to HUMAN & mouse brain cells (i.e. brain toxicity) compared with pristine particles. #Plastics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001393512301215X
Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
713 followers · 18180 posts · Server mstdn.io"Nothing embodies ‘life in plastic’ like Barbie dolls themselves. From relatively simple beginnings, today’s dolls have parts made of various plastics with varying properties. This graphic looks at Barbie’s chemical makeup and how it’s changed over the years."
#toys #barbie #chemistry #plastics
Miro Collas · @Miro_Collas
482 followers · 13626 posts · Server masto.ai90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/17/great-lakes-water-microplastic-pollution-contamination
GregCocks · @GregCocks
575 followers · 510 posts · Server techhub.social
Global Mass Of Buoyant Marine Plastics Dominated By Large Long-Lived Debris [mathematical / spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01216-0 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #waterquality #marine #marineconservation #marinelife #ecosystems #plasticpollution #plastics #marineplastics #debris #analysis #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #impacts #humanimpact #massbudget #observation #coast #coastlines #ocean #oceanconservation #oceanplastic #plasticwaste #plasticfreeoceans #pollution #negativeimpacts #gischat #global #globalimpact
#gis #spatial #mapping #water #waterquality #marine #marineconservation #marinelife #ecosystems #plasticpollution #plastics #marineplastics #debris #analysis #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #impacts #humanimpact #massbudget #observation #coast #coastlines #ocean #OceanConservation #oceanplastic #plasticwaste #plasticfreeoceans #pollution #negativeimpacts #gischat #global #globalimpact