/tags/plastics Plastics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-27/how-a-st-louis-turtle-named-peanut-inspires-generations-to-curb-plastic-pollution Peanut is a notable example of how plastic pollution can harm wildlife — and how an individual animal’s story can be a powerful tool in promoting social change. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-27/how-a-st-louis-turtle-named-peanut-inspires-generations-to-curb-plastic-pollution Emily Woodbury /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 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-29/how-a-wash-u-research-team-is-using-spider-silk-to-combat-plastic-waste Microorganisms are an inspiration for Wash U researchers wanting to imitate plastic products — without the pollution. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:26:13 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-29/how-a-wash-u-research-team-is-using-spider-silk-to-combat-plastic-waste Ulaa Kuziez /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/st-louis-is-part-of-a-new-project-to-track-mississippi-river-plastic-pollution St. Louis, St. Paul, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are the first three cities that are part of an effort to better track the amount and types of plastic garbage in the Mississippi River. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:57:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/st-louis-is-part-of-a-new-project-to-track-mississippi-river-plastic-pollution Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2020-11-09/what-to-do-with-election-yard-signs-heres-how-to-recycle-them An effort is underway in the St. Louis region to recycle yard signs that are holdovers from election season. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:02:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-11-09/what-to-do-with-election-yard-signs-heres-how-to-recycle-them Wayne Pratt /health-science-environment/2018-09-25/mizzou-researchers-find-potential-link-between-insulin-plastic-additive-bpa Biologists at the University of Missouri have found that a chemical commonly used in consumer plastics could affect how a body reacts to and regulates… Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:48:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-25/mizzou-researchers-find-potential-link-between-insulin-plastic-additive-bpa Sarah Fentem /economy-business/2012-12-27/they-had-a-dream-and-now-local-couple-has-a-business-and-locally-made-product This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 27, 2012 - Mark Harris and Dana Askew-Harris had an idea for a simple gadget that they would… Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:01:50 GMT /economy-business/2012-12-27/they-had-a-dream-and-now-local-couple-has-a-business-and-locally-made-product Virginia Gilbert