microplastics

Microplastics may increase antibiotic resistance

Published on: March 12, 2025
10:39

Washington, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Plastic waste can promote antimicrobial resistance even without such drugs. A study published today emphasizes the need to address this type of contamination as a health priority..

Microplastics reduce ocean’s ability to confront climate crisis

Published on: May 20, 2024
10:35

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Carbon in the ocean is captured as terrestrial plants take CO2 and store it in the soil; however, the microplastics present today at the bottom of the sea reduce the capacity of this process.

Link found between microplastics and heart diseases

Published on: April 13, 2024
00:46

London, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) The accumulation of tiny plastic particles in blood vessels is now linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

IISc develops novel hydrogel that removes microplastics from water

Published on: April 12, 2024
17:06

Washington, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water, the journal Nanoscale published Friday.

Cuba: Microscope installed to study pollution by microplastics

Published on: November 17, 2023
00:30

Cienfuegos, Cuba, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Professionals from the Center for Environmental Studies (CEAC) in Cienfuegos, 250 kilometers east of Havana, have installed a Confocal Raman Microscopy, and are training the personnel who will operate it.

Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds

Published on: September 27, 2023
18:03

Washington, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren't yet fully understood.

Scientists verify presence of microplastics in Cuban seas

Published on: August 7, 2023
07:06

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The presence of plastic particles in Cuba's marine ecosystems is a fact verified by the scientists who are participating in the Expedition around Cuba, an initiative in charge of evaluating the state of the seabed.

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