Scientists around the world have been searching food, water, and other environmental media for microplastics and for per- and ...
Olivier Sandre, Florian Aubrit, Benoit Maxit, David Jacob and Sylvain Boj. Anisotropic nanoparticles (NP), including nanodiscs, nanorods, nanotubes, etc., are used extensively in fields like medicine ...
One of the most salient characteristics of advanced societies is their awareness of environmental issues. As a species, we bear responsibility for acting in a prudent and sustainable manner, with the ...
Microplastics are present in virtually all major Canadian freshwater systems, from urban rivers to remote environments. A new ...
Very high concentrations of ultrafine particles (UFP) were measured at Heathrow Airport London. Exposure to UFP is strongly linked to adverse health effects and guidance for exposure limits has ...
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The FerroCheck 2000 Series of portable magnetometers from Spectro Scientific quickly and conveniently measures total ferrous wear particulates in lubricating fluids ...
Scientists worldwide have already demonstrated the alarming ecological ubiquity and longevity of plastic particles. The particles measure between one micrometer and a half centimeter in size. They ...
Plastic particles recovered from human blood carry chemical additives, including phthalates and bisphenols, that regulatory ...
A new measurement finds the universe's teensiest particles weigh no more than one-millionth the mass of an electron. Reading time 2 minutes Physicists have placed a new limit on how big the elusive ...
Seven years ago, a huge magnet was transported over 3,200 miles (5,150km) across land and sea, in the hope of studying a subatomic particle called a muon. Muons are closely related to electrons, which ...