The Santa Cruz Community Calendar
Santa Cruz County, California
Thursday, April 18, 2024
As concerns about plastic pollution reach a crescendo, recent research has uncovered a hidden threat in one of our most common commodities: bottled water. This groundbreaking study, conducted by researchers at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), has revealed the presence of hundreds of thousands of previously uncounted tiny plastic particles in bottled water samples.
We invite you to explore what we have learned about the distribution and concentration of microplastics and nanoplastics in various environments, including our living spaces.
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