11 Predicting microplastic degradation in changing climates is challenging due to complex interactions between environmental variables and plastic behavior. Factors like rising temperatures ...

The research highlights how filter feeders alter the behavior and composition of microplastics, creating unforeseen risks.

Canadian researchers are now engineering bacteria to help tackle the growing environmental impact of microplastics.

They can be found in industrial waste and beauty products or may form during the degradation of larger ... through different methods of ingestion. Microplastic exposure depends on a variety ...

The researchers at the University of Waterloo altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter ...

"Right now, microplastic degradation in wastewater treatment plants is a safer application to target. Many of these facilities are already designed to neutralize bacteria in wastewater, which ...

Tiny fragments found in the environment are increasing the rate of genetic transfer between bacteria 200-fold, Oxford ...

Right now, microplastic degradation in wastewater treatment plants is a safer application to target - Aaron Yip, University of Waterloo PhD candidate The engineered bacteria are able to biodegrade ...