Microplastics

Repeated washing, handling, and abrasion can damage reusable plastic packaging, reducing durability, cleanability, and practical service life.

Microorganisms metabolize polymer carbon into CO₂ or CH₄, proving actual biodegradation beyond physical or chemical degradation.

Engineers use stereo-complexed PLA nanospheres to halt pesticide waste and boost crop yields via precise, trigger-activated release kinetics.

EU pellet-loss rules make spill prevention a plant operations issue, with new demands for containment, procedures, and recordkeeping.

Optical sieve microcavities shift color when they trap nanoplastics, enabling fast detection, sizing, and counting with a standard microscope.

Drawing on sedimentology, researchers have proposed a novel classification scheme for plastic waste of all sizes.

Green coagulation and nanocellulose foams improve microplastic removal, yet integration challenges include clogging and media handling.

Biopolymer seed coatings cut agricultural microplastics while maintaining adhesion, dust control, and germination for safer, more sustainable farming.

This polymer-based soil stabilization method shows potential for stabilizing landslide deposits in complex geological environments, such as southeastern Tibet.

As biomonitors, lichens show how green spaces buffer urban areas from atmospheric microplastic pollution.