Microplastics – Multimedia

Download this infographic to explore the emerging issue of airborne microplastics, their sources and detection and possible impacts on human health and the environment.

Watch this Teach Me in 10 video to learn about microplastics, what they are and how they are transported from rivers to large oceans.

The #teamseas movement is great, but there is so much more we can do to reduce the estimated 10 million tonnes of plastic and trash dumped into our rivers and oceans every day.

Whether you are an environmental scientist or work to ensure that food meets the legal requirements for the consumer, it is imperative you keep up to speed with current research and thus the techniques and best practices that evolve from this research.

Download this eBook to learn about the innovative solutions available for microplastics analysis.

Download this app note to learn about a technique that can provide greater detail, higher-resolution results and analyze complex sample relationships.

Watch this interview to hear from the experts regarding latest trends in microplastic research, techniques for analyzing samples and effects of microplastics on living organisms.

Technology Networks acknowledges World Earth Day to raise awareness of the positive actions that have been taken and the environmental challenges faced around the world.

In this episode, the team is joined by Ariel Bohman, an application scientist at Perkin Elmer. They discuss the different types of microplastics and how they are affecting everything from the food we eat to the corals in our oceans.

2020 has been a memorable year in science for many reasons, most of them bad. As we finally begin to see some chinks of light at the end of this incredibly long year, the Opinionated Science team look back at some of the biggest stories of the year that were nothing to do with COVID-19, including brain implants, inherited trauma and millions of tons of microplastics.