Researching microplastics-eating bacteria
A University of Waterloo researcher’s ground-breaking research has found a way to alter bacteria so that they consume microplastics.
Lake Superior stewards to trap microplastics
Ontario is investing $45,000 to aid in filtering microplastics from Lake Superior waterways as part of the Ontario Community Environment Fund.
Microplastics’ effects on perch studied
University of Wisconsin (UW) researchers recently examined the impact of microplastics in fish, specifically, yellow perch.
Tire additives deadly to cohos
A compound identified as the cause of mass die-offs of coho salmon in Seattle, Washington’s urban creeks has also been detected in Toronto.
More microplastics in Erie than previously thought: study
A mathematical-based modeling study at the Rochester Institute of Technology concluded there are more microplastics in Lake Erie than previously thought.