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#plastics

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Dr. Melanie Bergmann

2/n Income disparities among countries diminish in the context of #plastic waste imports, reshaping the global plastics trade patterns. Uncovering the complex plastic supply chain is crucial for reducing pollution and promoting sustainable plastic management.“
❗️Importantly, plastic incineration is not even included in the estimated plastics footprint of 5.3% of annual global greenhouse gas emmissions. It comprises only emmissions incurred during #plastics production.

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Petra van Cronenburg

Perhaps you know about the art collaboration between Herbert Duprat and #caddisflies producing precious #casings?
Inspired by this work, biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra et al. worked about the cases for detecting #plasticWaste before the term #microplastics existed.

A fascinating thread about the scientists' detective work bsky.app/profile/aukeflorian.n and the study: sciencedirect.com/science/arti
#Trichoptera tell about 50 years of #plastics history.

Bluesky Social · Auke-Florian 🪹 (@aukeflorian.nl)NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀 Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯 A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛 Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
#naturalMuseum#anthropocene
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Petra van Cronenburg

"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. They suffuse our #air, our #soil, the #food we eat and the #water we drink. They’re being detected everywhere, from Antarctic sea ice to human brains. A new #study published reveals how #microplastics hinder #photosynthesis across a wide range of plant species—including crucial food #crops." scientificamerican.com/article

Scientific American · Microplastic Pollution Is Messing with Photosynthesis in PlantsBy Joanna Thompson
#plasticPollution#foodSecurity#plants
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CelloMom On Cars

"First and foremost, the campaigners are calling for a reduction in the production of plastic.

“The single-use #plastics that we are being inundated with in our life everywhere, when we have other options, are basically Big Oil’s way of continuing to push for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry,” says Dr Singh."

euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/

Reminder: Plastics "Recycling" is a MYTH.

euronews · New investigation links Texas fracking to European plasticsMore than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’.
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