Pollution

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Operating theatres covered in microplastics with unknown health impacts

Upcycling microfibres from laundered clothes - new study

Satellite data detects hidden waste sites leaking into waterways

Microplastic quantities on the seafloor triple in 20 years

Water firms still making ‘potentially illegal’ sewage discharges, say campaigners

Winter idling of car engines creates high carbon cost

Egg whites used to whisk away microplastics from water

Researchers call for zero plastic pollution target by 2040

Global emissions from construction sector soaring post-pandemic

Climate change could cause ‘economic devastation’ in Africa, report warns

MPs call for ban on plastic waste exports by 2027

Engineered bacteria could be used to detect water pollutants

Emissions from Chinese-backed power plants equivalent to whole of Spain

‘Deep fake’ built with AI could detect water pollutants

WW2 shipwrecks found to be leaking pollutants that impact marine environments

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MPs demand action as data calls into question water company self-monitoring

12 companies blamed for 70 per cent of UK’s branded packaging waste

Beaches across Britain issue pollution warnings

Pollutants from Deepwater Horizon oil spill detectable 10 years on

UK wastewater plants struggle with climate change and rising population

Biodegradable silk process developed to replace microplastics

Polluting water company bosses should face prison, says Environment Agency

Five countries’ carbon emissions caused $6tn in global losses, study finds

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