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Buried in the soil, dotting riverbanks and bobbing along streams: a small Belgian town has waged a years-long fight against creeping pollution from plastic pellets -- which the EU now has in its sights.The Belgian EU lawmaker Saskia Bricmont is among those pushing for tougher legislation.
We sampled sewage sludge from 13 wastewater treatment plants across three states. We found every resident adds microplastics to farmland, in dried sewage sludge (biosolids) used as fertiliser.
The new ISO standard enables the textile industry to quantify microplastic pollution, existing as an initial pathway to solving the crisis.
The use of alternative materials or refillable options could pave the way for a more sustainable laundry routine.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.