Here’s an innovative, sustainable way to remove microplastics from water 25 Oct Microplastics and pharmaceuticals pose a 21st-century challenge for wastewater treatment plants, but a newly developed silica technology could … Read more
More needs to be done to address microplastics found in water 26 Sep Recent tap water testing conducted in the US and Europe has revealed microplastic fibre contamination in over 83% of samples, confirming … Read more
Marine investigators find Australian seabeds covered in microplastics 26 Jul Although microplastics in oceans and on beaches is a global concern, a recent investigation of seabed pollution around Australia has left … Read more
Has the solution for filtering out microplastics been hiding in plain sight? 20 Mar They’re in nearly everything: toothpaste, face wash, clothes, fertilisers. Microplastics have a way of sneaking through conventional treatment … Read more
Microplastics impacting wastewater treatment processes 2 Dec Experts have said wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) must ramp up their monitoring of microplastics, warning the issue is much broader than … Read more
Action on microbead pollution urged 7 Feb A leading marine scientist has called on the Federal Government to lead a phase-out of microbeads in skincare products in Australia, after the … Read more
