Posts Tagged: microplastics
Paragi Neema (CivE MASc candidate) and Livia Li (CivMin PhD candidate), both under the supervision of Prof. Susan Andrews, won first place for their poster “A preliminary investigation on the adsorption of various disinfection byproducts onto […]
Microplastics exist all around us — in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. But before researchers can understand the real impact of […]
Every year millions of tonnes of plastic make their way into our waterways. Over time, larger plastics break down into tiny pieces that can infiltrate lakes and rivers which serve […]
Q&A with Prof. Elodie Passeport: Can green infrastructure keep microplastics out of the environment?
You may have heard of the Great Pacific garbage patch, but the majority of plastic waste in the environment is more subtle: tiny particles ranging from the size of a […]
Is there plastic in your drinking water? Professors Bob Andrews (CivMin) and Chelsea Rochman (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) say there is — but right now, researchers don’t know much more […]
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