List of articles on microplastics
The amount of plastic waste collected in Japan is about 1,000 tons per year, according to a survey by Tokyo University of Science
According to Assistant Professor Mamoru Tanaka of the Tokyo University of Science's School of Science and Technology, the amount of plastic waste collected from rivers and other sources across the country is about 1,000 tons per year. […]
Microplastics cripple the ability of sea cucumbers to avoid predators: Kyoto University and University of Lille discover
A joint research group from Kyoto University and the University of Lille in France has found that microplastics significantly reduce the ability of oyster shellfish to detect predators.
The total amount of microplastics on the surface and in the waters of Tokyo Bay is estimated to be about 25m³ (tons) by Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.
A research group led by Professor Hisayuki Arakawa of the Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, has discovered that microplastics (particles less than 5 mm in size) exist in Tokyo Bay.
High concentrations of microplastics found in tidal zone off the coast of Takamatsu, rivaling those in Tokyo Bay - Kagawa University
The amount of microplastics (MP) floating in the tidal convergence zone off the coast of Takamatsu is up to 300 times higher than in non-tidal zones […]
Forests capture microplastics in the atmosphere, demonstrated by Japan Women's University and others
A research group led by Japan Women's University, together with Waseda University, has determined that microplastics in the atmosphere are adsorbed to epicuticular wax on leaves […]
Waseda University and others demonstrate for the first time that microplastics exist in cloud water
Research groups such as Waseda University, Toyo University, and PerkinElmer Japan LLC are the world's first small […]
Hokkaido University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology demonstrate that microplastic additives migrate to fish in the food chain
A research group at Hokkaido University Graduate School (Takaaki Hasegawa et al.) and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Prof.
Elucidating the history of microplastic pollution over the past 75 years from marine sediments in Beppu Bay
A research group consisting of Ehime University, Matsuyama University, University of Shizuoka, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology […]
Waste plastic in the environment, 5% leaked to the sea Kyushu University, etc. Estimated
Professor Atsuhiko Isobe of the Institute of Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, and Researcher Shinsuke Iwasaki of the Cold Region Civil Engineering Research Institute of the Civil Engineering Research Institute have thrown them into the environment since the 1960s […]
Environment: Microplastics that travel long distances
Environment: Long-distance movement of microplastics […]
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