Do you know robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline About three-quarters of global crop species, from apples to almonds, rely on pollination by bees and other insects. But pesticides, land clearing and climate change have caused declines in many of these creatures, creating problems for farmers. Pollination is needed for reproduction […]
News – Neste and Covestro are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant portion of the fossil raw materials used to date in the manufacture of polycarbonates This type of a high-performance […]
Researchers find every human tissue tested can absorb microplastics Plastic pollution of land, water and air is a global problem. Even when plastic bags or water bottles break down to the point at which they are no longer an eyesore, tiny fragments can still contaminate the environment. Animals and humans can ingest the particles, with […]
The Environmental Impact of Food Packaging Modern food packaging provides a way to make food safe, reliable, shelf-stable and clean. Unfortunately, most food packaging is designed to be single use and is not recycled. Instead, packaging is thrown away and often litters our waterways. This is a problem not only for humanity, but for all aquatic […]
Plastic recycling refers to the process of recovering waste or scrap plastic and reprocessing the materials into functional and useful products. This activity is known as the plastic recycling process. The goal of recycling plastic is to reduce high rates of plastic pollution while putting less pressure on virgin materials to produce brand new plastic […]
Dioxins and their effects on human health Key facts Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants; POPs Dioxins are found throughout the world in the environment and they accumulate in the food chain, mainly in the fatty tissue of animals More than 90% of human exposure is through food, mainly […]
Types of Plastic that You Need to Know Plastic isn’t as simple as you may think. Each one of them is different from the others. Some of them are reusable, the others produce hazardous material after several uses. Some are easily recyclable, others need more sophisticated and intricate handlings in its recycling process Take your […]
How does bisphenol A affect health Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical found in many hard plastics that we use every day. Higher doses have been linked to infertility and other health problems Products that contain BPA include water bottles, baby bottles, dental fillings and sealants, dental devices, medical devices, eyeglass lenses, DVDs and […]
Phthalates linked to lower fertility in men and women Phthalates—a worrisome endocrine-disrupting group of chemicals that shows up in food—may put adults at risk for obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome Phthalates can also affect fertility Some of the strongest evidence that phthalates cause harm: “Higher levels in mothers during pregnancy are linked to anatomical […]
Journals Journal of Applied Polymer Science Biopolymers Polymers for Advanced Technologies Polymer Journal Journal of Polymer Science Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation Waste Management Waste Management & Research Books Green Biopolymers and their Nanocomposites (2019); Dhorali Gnanasekaran Recent Advances in Biopolymers (2016); Farzana Parveen Handbook of Biopolymer‐Based Materials: From Blends and Composites to Gels […]
