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Study tracks PFAS, microplastics

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Microplastics and PFAS Persist in Waste Treatment Systems

Study shows wastewater treatment plants remove 99% of microplastics and some PFAS from water, but these contaminants accumulate in biosolids, which are often spread on farmland. Researchers highlight the need to stop producing microplastics and PFAS.

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Study tracks PFAS, microplastics through landfills and wastewater treatment plants

Scientists find that most of the microplastics and the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS cycle through landfills and wastewater treatment plants and end up back in the environment.

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PFAS, Microplastics Traced in Landfills, Wastewater

Microplastics and PFAS flow into wastewater treatment plants from landfill leachate, left, and from storm and sanitary sewers. Both contaminants

U of I study tracks harmful particles in landfills, wastewater plants

A University of Illinois study has new findings concerning the fate of microplastics and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, after water waste and landfill treatments. Scientists measured the liquid waste released by Illinois landfills and wastewater treatment plants.

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Experts study where microplastics are winding up—and what risks they pose

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

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What to know about microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS

Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...

A Fresh Coat With a Hidden Cost—The Microplastics We're Adding with Every Brushstroke

Discover the often-overlooked impacts of traditional paints and explore how sustainable alternatives can contribute to a ...

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Are Federal and State Superfund Laws the Best Way to Address Microplastics?

Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous ...

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Startling New Research Reveals That Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate

Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds. Penn State ...

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Microplastics could be affecting the weather, new study shows

Microplastics are found in clouds - and can change the way they work (Getty) Microplastics have already been found in the ...

Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse

In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at ...

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Microplastics Are Infesting Clouds, Affecting Weather

Cloudy Skies Microplastics have once again been detected somewhere jarring as scientists reveal that these tiny plastic ...

The Problem with Microplastics

Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters across, shown here in sand washed up on a beach. (Getty) While ...

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