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Gangdongs ice pack reuse program receives positive response from residents Posted : 2020-12-29 09:25 By Bahk Eun-ji Many people have been using delivery services instead of shopping outside due to the prolonged pandemic, and the surge in demand for parcel deliveries has inevitably pushed up the use of cold packs. A collection box for cold packs set up at Gangdong District Office in Seoul / Courtesy of Gangdong District OfficeThese cold packs are filled with super-absorbent polymers, a type ...

From things like water bottles, flip-flops, clothing that can be micro beads. the team took samples from six locations around lake tahoe with varying amounts of human activity and boat access. using finals and tubing, they separated the sediment from the plastic and they say the discovery is significant because theres been a lot of work done to under how much micro plastic is in marine environments but theres fewer studies in freshwater and far fewer in alpine lakes and tahoe, of course, is amon...

Particles in bottled water and to some extent also tap water so that posed a potentially major health threat ended up gauge you had to look into it now theyve come back in year later and theyve said ok weve weve weve done the science weve looked at it and to the best of our of our understanding and knowledge it doesnt pose a major threat to human health most of it does pass through the digestive tract but we definitely need to do more work exactly the forceful urgent recession what in what direc...

Have seen a lot of plastics because they get in the sargasso. >> the results of the study are alarming. in its samples, they found similar or greater microplastic to what they found in the pacific garbage patch last year. >> we have to change our consumption and the way we do things. >> you have a son? >> yes. >> when you see the way things are now, are you worried about his future? >> yes. i am, a lot. because i think with climate change, what are we giving them? its insane. >> reporter: being ...

>> you can see quite a bit of plastic already when its in here, its been fairly common? >> yes, most of the samples have been -- we have seen plastics because they -- >> the initial results of the study are alarming. greenpeace found greater concentrations of micro plastic to what they found in the notorious great pacific garbage patch last year. >> when you see the way things are now, are you worried abo about -- its insane. >> you cant help but be struck

In this remote body of water and its broader campaign for a global oceans treaty. >> you can see quite a bit of plastic already just when its in there. has this been fairly common in the samples coming up. >> most of the samples there has been something. we have seen a lot of plastics because they get entangled in the sargasso. >> the initial results of the study are alarming. green piece found similar or greater concentrations of micro plastic to what they found in the notorious great pacific g...

But also want to link it to the of. the tiny pieces of plastic are so light that if they leave the water and dry out they can be picked up by air currents and carried high into the atmosphere once theyre like dust or pollen they act as a core for coalescing raindrops or in colder regions ice crystals when they grow heavy enough the rain drops or snowflakes fall back to earth as precipitation taking the microscopic pieces of plastic along for the ride. the polar and marine scientists from the hun...

A core for coalescing raindrops or in colder regions ice crystals when they grow heavy enough the raindrops or snowflakes fall back to earth and its precipitation taking the microscopic pieces of plastic along for the ride. the polar and marine scientists from the hunt for it begin to institute in germany looked at snow samples from a range of sites in europe and the arctic. theyve discovered that even in some of the most remote areas on earth like the arctic ice pack a single leader of snow can...

Up in the arctic. they put the snow in jars, melted, then ran it through a filter and studied whatever residue is left. they found what is known as micro plastic, particles are so tiny, 11 of them would fit on the tip of a human hair. the scientists found these particles contain certain types of rubber acrylic, the ingredient used to make fake nails at the salon, in the paint. mary and ecologists told "national geographic" "micro plastic is in the air and its not unlikely that we also inhale som...

$5200000.00 tons of plastic p.-a but only recycles 15 percent of that governments around the world are waking up to the problem though the u.s. and canada have partially banned micro plastic. in some consumer products and many countries in africa asia and europe have also banned or at least regulating plastic bags lets talk a little bit about some of those measures joining me in the studio now is tamzin walker from g.w. and vironment good to have you with us terms and let me just pick up on one ...