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Face masks and the environment: Preventing the next plastic problem

March 14, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Recent studies estimate that we use an astounding 129 billion face masks globally every month — that is 3 million a minute. Most of them are disposable face masks made from plastic microfibers. “With increasing reports on inappropriate disposal of masks, it is urgent to recognize this potential environmental threat and prevent it from becoming […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: coronavirus, coronavirus mask, masks, nanoplastics, plastic, plastic waste

Microplastics can be harmful to farm crops

January 29, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A Kansas State University crop physiologist has found that plastic products – which are well known to cause negative impacts on fish and other aquatic animals – also have an adverse effect on land-based organisms, such as farm crops. Mary Beth Kirkham, University Distinguished Professor in agronomy who specializes in the relationship between soil, plants […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: cadmium, farm, farm crops, fish, Food, microplastics, plastic, plastic waste

Oil and gas wastewater as dust suppressant less than ideal

January 28, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

At the least, wastewater from oil and gas drilling should be treated in a waste treatment facility before it is used on dirt roads to suppress dust or deice roads. At the best, affordable, nontoxic dust suppressants should be developed and used, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers. “Thirteen states in the United States […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: gas, gas wells, oil, radiation, radioactive, radionuclides, radium, toxic chemicals, toxin, wastewater

Gen Z not ready to eat lab-grown meat

January 25, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Gen Z are the new kids on the block. As a cohort of 5 million people born between 1995-2015 encompassing 20 percent of the Australian population and 2 billion people globally — they’re consumers to be reckoned with. New research by the University of Sydney and Curtin University to published on 8 September in Frontiers in […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Gen Z, lab grown meat, meat

Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem

January 17, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

New regulations are needed to protect people and the environment from toxic pesticide ingredients that are not currently subject to safety assessments. This is the conclusion of the first comprehensive review of gaps in risk assessments for “adjuvants” — ingredients added to pesticide formulations to enhance the function or application of the active ingredient. Ignoring […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: adjuvants, pesticide, pesticides

Method to find toxic chemicals in drinking water

January 13, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink. But they might not know that the use of some of these chemicals, such as chlorine, can also lead to the formation of unregulated toxic byproducts. Johns Hopkins Environmental […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: chemicals, drinking water, water

This tableware made from sugarcane and bamboo breaks down in 60 days

January 9, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Scientists have designed a set of “green” tableware made from sugarcane and bamboo that doesn’t sacrifice on convenience or functionality and could serve as a potential alternative to plastic cups and other disposable plastic containers. Unlike traditional plastic or biodegradable polymers — which can take as long as 450 years or require high temperatures to […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: bamboo, biodegradable, compostable, green, green tableware, kitchen, sugarcane, tableware

Highest levels of microplastics found in molluscs

December 25, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The research — led by researchers at Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull — looked at more than 50 studies between 2014 and 2020 to investigate the levels of microplastic contamination globally in fish and […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: fish, microplastics, mussels, oceans, oysters, plastic, scallops, seafood, shellfish

Plastics pose threat to human health

December 20, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health. An authoritative new report, “Plastics, EDCs, and Health,” from the Endocrine Society and the IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network), presents a summary of international research on the health impacts of EDCs and describes the alarming health effects of widespread contamination from […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: disease, endocrine disruptors, microplastic, plastic, plastic waste

Eco-friendly leather made from cactus

November 15, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

With the purpose of creating an alternative to animal leather, Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez, both hailing from Mexico, developed vegan leather made with nopal (a cactus), which they successfully showcased last October 2019 in Milan, Italy. After two years of research and development, the creators  could finally finish marketable cactus leather in July […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: cactus, eco friendly, furniture, leather, vegan, vegan leather

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