Microplastics /tags/microplastics Microplastics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:47:18 GMT Mizzou researchers design filter to remove microplastics from tap water /health-science-environment/2024-09-26/mizzou-researchers-design-filter-remove-microplastics-tap-water Researchers at the University of Missouri college of engineering have designed a filter to fit on standard faucets with the goal of removing lead and microplastics. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:47:18 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-26/mizzou-researchers-design-filter-remove-microplastics-tap-water Ben Miller EPA officials gather on floating classroom to highlight Mississippi River issues /health-science-environment/2024-08-21/epa-floating-classroom-mississippi-river-issues The Living Lands and Waters' Mississippi River Institute floating classroom will be in the St. Louis region until the fall to educate young people and host meetings related to the river. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-21/epa-floating-classroom-mississippi-river-issues Kate Grumke To solve the plastics problem, St. Louis scientists are turning to nature /health-science-environment/2024-06-04/st-louis-univeristy-scientist-plastics-filtration-whales Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-04/st-louis-univeristy-scientist-plastics-filtration-whales Kate Grumke Scientists find microplastics in a St. Louis cave that has been closed to the public for 30 years /health-science-environment/2023-10-02/scientists-find-microplastics-in-a-st-louis-cave-that-has-been-closed-to-the-public-for-30-years The St. Louis University team discovered microplastics in water and sediment in a cave that had been mostly closed to humans for 30 years. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-02/scientists-find-microplastics-in-a-st-louis-cave-that-has-been-closed-to-the-public-for-30-years Kate Grumke A Water Quality Activist Tests Missouri Waters For Tiny Pieces Of Plastic /health-science-environment/2019-09-18/a-water-quality-activist-tests-missouri-waters-for-tiny-pieces-of-plastic Missouri waters are polluted with microplastics, small pieces of plastic smaller than a pencil eraser. Microplastics can come from large pieces of plastic… Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:36:47 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-09-18/a-water-quality-activist-tests-missouri-waters-for-tiny-pieces-of-plastic Eli Chen