Journal articles
Effects of microplastics on wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and their removal: A review
Fusion of microplastics into the mussel byssus
Microplastics as vectors of contaminants
Distribution and impacts of microplastic incorporation within sea ice
In the news
Microplastics in the Great Lakes: Becoming benthic
Tampa Bay contains 4 billion bits of microplastic, shocking study indicates
New technique can show link between prey and microplastics
WHO says microplastics in water not a health risk, more research needed
Microplastics may now affect how Arctic sea ice forms and melts
Microplastics in freshwater are mostly laundry lint
Microplastics turning up in human stool
Other Plastic News
Brands asked to pay premium for using new plastic
Plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea
3 ways we are making an impact on plastic pollution
Brands ask consumers for behavior change to reverse the problem with plastics
Conferences (chronological)
6th World Congress on Green Chemistry and Recycling – Seoul, South Korea (10/14-10/15)
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Toronto, Canada (11/03-11/07)
UN Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – Santiago, Chile (12/02-12/13)
15th World Convention on Waste Recycling and Reuse – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (02/21/20-02/22/20)
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