/channels/taxonomy/term/25129/all en /channels/channels/news/cutting-edge-technology-detects-nanoplastics-water-instantly-357890 <p>A ±«ÓćÖ±²„-led research team has developed the first real-time, on-site technology capable of detecting and deciphering nanoplastics from all other particles in water, a capacity akin to being able to find a needle in a haystack within milliseconds.</p> <p>Microplastic pieces are between 1 micrometre and 5 millimetres, roughly equivalent to a grain of rice. Nanoplastics are far tinier - a single nanometre is just 0.000001 millimetres. For comparison, a human hair is approximately 80,000ā€“100,000 nanometers wide.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:50:18 +0000 webfull 200712 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-funds-mcgill-research-contaminants-aquatic-ecosystems-330068 <p><em>Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are microscopic and up to 5 millimetres in size. ±«ÓćÖ±²„ research project aims to provideĀ an understanding of how these contaminantsĀ end up in Canadian aquatic environments and what impacts they have.Ā </em></p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:18:28 +0000 webfull 169485 at /channels