🐟🧽 University of #Bonn researchers developed a washing machine filter inspired by sardine and anchovy gill systems that removes over 99% of #microplastics from laundry wastewater. The biomimetic design uses funnel-shaped filtration with self-cleaning mechanisms copied from #fish feeding systems.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/fish-washing-machine-microplastic-filter/

#biomimicry #environment #sustainability #engineering #innovation #technology #tech

🐟🧽 University of #Bonn researchers developed a washing machine filter inspired by sardine and anchovy gill systems that removes over 99% of #microplastics from laundry wastewater. The biomimetic design uses funnel-shaped filtration with self-cleaning mechanisms copied from #fish feeding systems.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/fish-washing-machine-microplastic-filter/

#biomimicry #environment #sustainability #engineering #innovation #technology #tech

Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres | RNZ News

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580091/marine-researchers-find-biggest-source-of-microplastics-in-our-ocean-is-vehicle-tyres

#fuckCars #CarBrain #bikes #pollution #microplastics #plastic #marineLife #boat #ocean

@greenpeace

THIS COVER IMAGE DEPICTS A HUMAN BRAIN WITH COLORFUL MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES SCATTERED ACROSS ITS SURFACE, JUXTAPOSED WITH A WHITE PLASTIC SPOON AS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION. RESEARCH
HAS REVEALED THAT THE HUMAN BRAIN CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY "A SPOON'S WORTH" OF MICROPLASTICS AND #NANOPLASTICS, WITH PARTICULARLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS (3-5 TIMES GREATER) IN INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA.

Source:
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#microplastics
#brain

Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres | RNZ News

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580091/marine-researchers-find-biggest-source-of-microplastics-in-our-ocean-is-vehicle-tyres

#fuckCars #CarBrain #bikes #pollution #microplastics #plastic #marineLife #boat #ocean

Washing your clothes, specifically clothes made from synthetic fibers, are apt to add to microplastic pollution: Scientists have found that a large-scale laundry facility in the Netherlands is contributing substantially to urban wastewater pollution from microplastics shedding into the environment. #microplastics #clothes #plastic #pollution https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/researchers-stunning-discovery-while-studying-031500324.html

Washing your clothes, specifically clothes made from synthetic fibers, are apt to add to microplastic pollution: Scientists have found that a large-scale laundry facility in the Netherlands is contributing substantially to urban wastewater pollution from microplastics shedding into the environment. #microplastics #clothes #plastic #pollution https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/researchers-stunning-discovery-while-studying-031500324.html

#vegan #microplastics #govegan #veganhumor

#vegan #microplastics #govegan #veganhumor

University of New Mexico #scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of #dementia — damage in the #brain tiny #bloodvessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to classify these changes, showing that many people diagnosed with #Alzheimers also suffer from #vascular damage that quietly destroys #brain tissue. Even more surprising, she’s finding #microplastics inside the brain that appear linked to #inflammation & #memory loss. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251005085637.htm #healthcare

University of New Mexico #scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of #dementia — damage in the #brain tiny #bloodvessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to classify these changes, showing that many people diagnosed with #Alzheimers also suffer from #vascular damage that quietly destroys #brain tissue. Even more surprising, she’s finding #microplastics inside the brain that appear linked to #inflammation & #memory loss. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251005085637.htm #healthcare

In recent months, #EPA scientists have contributed to studies in scientific journals on subjects such as #PFAS & #microplastics in urban sewer overflows, comparisons of different methods for testing #DrinkingWater for #lead, & #groundwater #pollution by naturally occurring #arsenic.

Details about the *review process* remain unclear.

#Trump #PublicHealth #Climate #water #science #law #EnvironmentalLaw

SPEAKING of #microplastics, here is something global industrial capitalism needs to launch and iterate upon: ultralight Gorilla Glass food containers

After a week of stalled #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace International finds #microplastics in the Geneva :flag-ch: air!
This new investigation highlighting the urgent need for a strong treaty that cuts plastic production to tackle microplastic exposure. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/microplastics-geneva-air-un-plastics-treaty-b2806016.html

After a week of stalled #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace International finds #microplastics in the Geneva :flag-ch: air!
This new investigation highlighting the urgent need for a strong treaty that cuts plastic production to tackle microplastic exposure. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/microplastics-geneva-air-un-plastics-treaty-b2806016.html

Plastic Politicians ?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/un-plastics-treaty-negotiations-us-australia-odds/105622490

#fossilfuels #microplastics#nanoplastics#Plastics#Pollution

"Here is the story of how plastic moves through soils, birds, mammals – even making its way into the food we eat"

https://pressreader.com/article/281809994952804

#Microplastics#Science#Environment#TheGuardianWeekly #polyester #Nanoplastics #plastic

OMG this is, as you say, staggeringly serious: (from the abstract) “Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of nanoplastics, smaller than a micrometer. These particles are everywhere: in rain, rivers, and even the air. They may already be infiltrating entire ecosystems, including the human brain, and researchers say prevention—not cleanup—is our only hope.” 😐
Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed!

#Prevention#PublicHealth#Plastics#MicroPlastics#Nanoplastics #ecosystems#humanBrains#ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses