![]() ![]() Electric vehicles can fully charge in just FIVE MINUTES using NASA technology designed to improve heat.The smartphone will see you now! 'Electronic stethoscope' app can monitor your heartbeat by placing your.How restaurants can step up in the fight against climate change: Diners choose more environmentally friendly.'World's most advanced' humanoid robot Ameca mimics a researcher's facial expressions in real time with.Meta's flagship metaverse app Horizon Worlds is 'buggy' and even employees are BARELY using the virtual.Apple CEO Tim Cook says virtual reality is 'not a way to communicate well' and most people can't even DEFINE.Electric vehicles are exploding in Florida - country's second biggest EV market - because Hurricane Ian's.Child drownings could be prevented by wearable waterproof sensor that sends a warning message to your phone.Could NASA now stop a doomsday asteroid hitting Earth? As the space agency deliberately smashes a spacecraft.Legends of 'Negrito' people living in Taiwan CONFIRMED: Skull of woman reveals 'short, dark-skinned people'.Previous research has also revealed microplastics absorb toxic chemicals, which are then released in the gut of animals. Scientists warn microplastics are so small they could penetrate organs.īottled water may not be a safer alternative, as scientists have found contaminated samples.Ĭreatures of all shapes and sizes have been found to have consumed the plastics, whether directly or indirectly. Overall, 83 per cent of water samples from dozens of nations around the world contain microplastics. The US has the highest contamination rate at 93 per cent, followed by Lebanon and India, experts from the University of Minnesota found.įrance, Germany and the UK have the lowest levels, however, they still come in at 72 per cent. More than 80 per cent of the world's tap water is contaminated with plastic, research published in September 2017 revealed. The amount of plastic rubbish in the world's oceans will outweigh fish by 2050 unless the world takes drastic action to further recycle, a report released in 2016 revealed. Studies have also revealed 700,000 plastic fibres could be released into the atmosphere with every washing machine cycle.Ĭurrent water systems are unable to effectively filter out all microplastic contamination, due to the varying size of particles. Plastics don't break down for thousands of years and it is estimated that there are already millions of items of plastic waste in the oceans. Tumble dryers may also be a source, particularly if they have a vent to the open air. They have hit the headlines over recent years, as improper disposal has resulted in tonnes of waste making its way into the ocean.Įach year, tonnes of plastic waste fails to get recycled and dealt with correctly, which can mean they end up in marine ecosystems.Īlthough it's unclear exactly how they end up in the water, microplastics may enter through simple everyday wear and tear of clothing and carpets. Microplastics are plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres (0.2 inches). ![]()
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