Entries by بهزیست دانش

|Impact of Air Pollution on Female Fertility

Ovarian reserve, a term widely adopted to reflect the number of resting follicles in the ovary, represents the functional potentiality of the ovary, reflecting the number and the quality of oocytes and thus is a marker of potential female fertility, has been found in studies to be adversely affected by high levels of air pollution […]

The Most Common Sources of Plastic Pollution

Do you know what the most common sources of plastic pollution are Food Wrappers & Containers (31.14% Bottle & Container Caps (15.5% Plastic Bags (11.18% Straws & Stirrers (8.13% Beverage Bottles (7.27% Takeout Containers (6.27% Ref: www.treehugger.com

Plastic Straw Ban

Do you know plastic straw ban in England comes into force  England’s ban on supplying plastic straw and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force on Oct. 1, 2020 According to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), around 4.7 billion plastic straws,  316 million plastic stirrers, and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton […]

Bio-based Foam; an Alternative to EPS

News- Lifoam Industries, a business segment and subsidiary of LifeMade Products producing foam coolers and shipping containers for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and commercial packaging, has been awarded multiple patents for making and moulding an entirely new type of bio-based bead foam. The new, bio-based, proprietary technology performs similarly both thermally and mechanically to traditional EPS, but […]

Trichogramma & Pest control

Do you know Trichogramma are tiny wasps that kill Lepidoptera, as plant pests, by laying one or more of their own eggs inside the much larger eggs of Lepidoptera. The Trichogramma egg hatches into a small larva, which feeds on the inside of the moth eggs, killing it. After 8–10 days of feeding and developing, […]

Luca: a car made largely from recycled waste

News- Today, students from TU Eindhoven will present a car made almost entirely out of waste. The materials used to create the car include household waste, used PET bottles and even plastic from the ocean The group of 22 students constructed new materials for the car by combining the waste with flax, horse hair and coconut […]

Conagra adds new products to plant-based fiber packaging products

News- Conagra Brands, a leading branded food manufacturer, has used plant-based fiber packaging bowls for the past 3 years. The company has now introduced to its portfolio new Hungry-Man Double Meat Bowls and P.F. Chang’s Ramen single-serve meals By using plant-based fibers instead of plastic, the carbon footprint of manufacturing the bowls is reduced by […]

Biodegradable Antibacterial Coating Film for Storing Food

News- A team of chemists from RUDN University created an antibacterial coating for food products. The mixture consists of two components that are safe for human health and form a thin, non-toxic, and biodegradable film. The film has no color or flavor and can increase the shelf life of different products 2.5 to 8 times […]

Biodegradable Antibacterial Film for Storing Food

News- A team of chemists from RUDN University created an antibacterial coating for food products. The mixture consists of two components that are safe for human health and form a thin, non-toxic, and biodegradable film. The film has no color or flavor and can increase the shelf life of different products 2.5 to 8 times […]

Hazards of Chemical Pesticides

Pesticides are substances or mixtures of substances that are mainly used in agriculture or in public health protection programs in order to protect plants from pests, weeds or diseases, and humans from vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, and schistosomiasis. Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and plant growth regulators are typical examples Pesticide  use  raises  […]