microplastic pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:38:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How Does Living On A Plastic Planet Impact Our Health? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plastic-impact-health-20170906/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plastic-impact-health-20170906/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:37:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64157 Our entire modern society has been built on a plastic foundation. While using the material has been extremely efficient and profitable, it may be time to assess how it impacts our health. Recent studies have shown that microscopic plastic fibers can be found everywhere in our environment. They can even be found in our homes, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plastic-impact-health-20170906/feed/ 0 64157 New York And California Ban Polluting Microplastics In Cosmetic Products https://www.greenoptimistic.com/complete-ban-use-microplastics-cosmetic-products-new-york-california-20140218/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/complete-ban-use-microplastics-cosmetic-products-new-york-california-20140218/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:21:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45993 How much do micro beads in exfoliating products actually pollute? According to governmental officials and environmentalists in New York and California, a lot. Assessing the impact these tiny plastic particles have on marine ecosystems, experts propose their complete ban in these two states, in order to prevent future major environmental disaster. Just over a year […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/complete-ban-use-microplastics-cosmetic-products-new-york-california-20140218/feed/ 0 45993 Great Lakes Also Polluted with Micro-Plastics https://www.greenoptimistic.com/great-lakes-also-polluted-with-micro-plastics-20121130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/great-lakes-also-polluted-with-micro-plastics-20121130/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:36:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29093 Micro-plastics have been accumulating in the surfaces of oceans, affecting negatively marine life and humans, as well. Just recently, researchers have found that the same man-made pollutants are roaming in the great lakes up to about 650,000 micro-plastic particles per square kilometer. Sherri Mason, an environmental chemist, together with other researchers, took 21 water samples […]

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