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Microplastic

The microparticles seen here are made of biodegradable polymers that dissolve in the stomach to release encapsulated vitamins and minerals.
Science

New biodegradable material to replace the plastic beads

Ashwini Sakharkar

MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads.

Mealworms
Environment

Can mealworms be the solution to our microplastic problem?

Pranjal Malewar

Mealworms are Nature’s scavengers and decomposers.

plastic
Science

Breaking down microplastics to create usable fuel

Ashwini Sakharkar

Fighting microplastics for a cleaner future!

Wastewater handling in the lab.
Science

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens that cling to microplastics

Ashwini Sakharkar

Biofilms on microplastics appear to provide a protective environment for viruses.

Exhaled breath is collected from a wild bottlenose dolphin
Science

Microplastics detected in dolphin breath

PLOS

U.S. study suggests dolphins could be exposed to potentially harmful microplastics through inhalation.

Coral sampling. Assistant Professor Suppakarn Jandang (right) and team are preparing to collect coral samples for microplastic analysis.
Environment

Microplastics found in coral skeletons and tissues

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics.

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