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Many might remember last year's research from URI showing that microplastics breached the blood barrier to the brain of lab ...

Megan Hill is an assistant professor of chemistry and leader of the Hill Lab in Colorado State University's College of ...

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At its 67th regular session in 2023, the Agency’s General Conference adopted resolution GC (67)/RES/14, entitled “Status of ...

A team of nearly 30 scientists and engineers cycled 260 miles between Southampton and Liverpool to fight ocean plastics.

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The great advantage of PHAs is that they will biodegrade in ambient environments, even the ocean. This makes them suitable ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life.

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream ... chemical industry to make polymers for products ranging from footballs to cosmetics ...

In this article, we'll go through 35 of the most common pieces of laboratory apparatus with pictures and descriptions of ...