Tag page - microparticles

Bees play a pivotal role in food production since 35 percent of food highly depends on pollinators like them. However, the population of these pollinators has been declining in recent years. One of the major reasons is the excessive use of pesticides.  In the US, studies reveal that 98 percent...

Researchers in Ireland did a study over a period of 21 days, and they found that the bottles made from polypropylene (commonly used plastic for food containers) released between 1.3 and 16.2 million plastic microparticles per liter. They also followed official guidelines from the World Health...