Changes in feeding habits due to climate change cause sardines to eat worse and ingest more microplastics

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Researchers from the UAB demonstrate that the way sardines eat, altered due to the reduction in size of plankton, undermines the efficiency of their feeding and increases the likelihood of consuming m...

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They detect microplastics in the drinking water of Spanish cities

by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

A study carried out by more than a dozen Spanish research centers of the EnviroPlaNet Network, and led by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the University of Alcalá (UAH), has found micro...

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Microplastics can deform cell membranes and affect their functioning

by Universitat Rovira i Virgili

URV research demonstrates the mechanism by which microplastics, when in contact with cell membranes, stretch and greatly reduce their mechanical stability

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A scientific study reveals the most abundant type of microplastics in Mediterranean coastal waters

by Universitat de Barcelona

Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant microplastics in the Mediterranean coastal waters, according to a new study published by the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin –by t...

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