MICROPLASTICS IMPACT

Wastewater plants use special methods to remove phosphorus before water goes back into nature. These methods often rely on tiny microbes that store phosphorus inside their cells. Recently, scientists noticed something surprising: when tiny plastic pieces (smaller than a grain of sand) mix with these

The ocean's carbon cycle could be greatly affected by nano and microplastics. These tiny plastic particles are everywhere in the marine environment. Copepods are tiny ocean creatures that play a big role in moving carbon from the surface to the deep ocean. They do this by producing fecal