From the Swiss Blue Community Eawag – Aquatic Research:
Microplastics in ambergris? 🐳
Does plastic waste leave traces in the ambergris of sperm whales, a sought-after fragrance for the perfume ... Read More
Every day the most important news on water and sanitation from around the world, compiled by the Blue Community Network, defending water as a common, public good and a human right.
Today:Albania, Blue... Read More
Every day the most important news on water and sanitation from around the world, compiled by the Blue Community Network, defending water as a common, public good and a human right.
Cele... Read More
Researchers at the Canadian Blue Community / Blue University of McGill develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.
A team of McGill University researche... Read More
Most water bottles contain microplastics our rapid screening reveals. Hard to Swallow.
Our new rapid screening technique has been used to show that most bottles of water contain microplastics.
Plasti... Read More
Dementia-link to bottled water as human brains found to contain teaspoon of plastic pieces. Researchers found some human brains now contain up to seven grammes of plastic – as much as it takes t... Read More
Special Report – Microplastics and tap water. Tap water meets international standards, but other water sources in Macau show contamination.
Macau, the former Portuguese colony and today’s speci... Read More
Scientists make alarming discovery about health impact of drinking bottled water — here’s what you need to know.
As more plastic waste is being released into the environment, microplastics in d... Read More
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while testing drinking water: ‘No place left … that’s not contaminated’. “A very pervasive problem.”
Scientists have found... Read More
