pollution

Microplastics: why they are in the body and how to avoid them

There is no way to avoid microplastics from reaching the human body. Whether it's in food and its packaging, in our homes, furniture, and clothing, or even in our environment. Plastics also affect our health in ways we are just...

Biodegradable sponge created in China removes 99.8% of microplastics from water

Microplastic pollution has been identified as one of the most serious environmental threats. However, a recent breakthrough by Chinese scientists could change this situation. A team of researchers from Wuhan University in China has developed a biodegradable sponge capable...

Global Plastic Treaty: No Agreement Reached, Negotiations to Resume in 2025

This year does not end with a global plastic treaty. The countries that negotiated an internationally legally binding instrument on this contamination until Sunday suspended the sessions. As the fifth day of debate was still ongoing, no agreement was reached...

Volunteers initiated monitoring of pollution in the Ludueña stream.

Last week, citizen monitoring of the contamination of the Ludueña stream formally began. More than 40 volunteers from different locations in Santa Fe were trained to collaborate in the environmental diagnosis of the basin. The event took place at the...

Complaint about pollution at Petroquímica Bermúdez: Demanding provincial environmental justice

The Secretary of the Environmental Policy area of the **National University of Rosario** (UNR) and president of the Institute of Environmental Policy Law of the Bar Association, Matías De Bueno, has requested the creation of an **Environmental Justice** to...

Alarm raised over blood effluent spill on local waterfront.

The presence of what seemed to be **blood on the local waterfront**, specifically in the **meatpacking area**, has raised alarm among the neighbors and the recreational community of the waterfront. The photograph taken by Edgardo Cardenas on Monday reveals the...

Solution to the plastic problem: can a treaty achieve it?

After two years of negotiations, representatives from about 175 countries gather in Busan, South Korea, to finalize a global agreement binding to limit the problem of plastic pollution. This final round of negotiations takes place from November 25 to December...

Polluter pays: manufacturers must bear their environmental impact

In the final stage of the **Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee** held in Busan, South Korea, UN experts emphasized the need to establish the premise of "(https://noticiasambientales.com/residuos/la-mitad-de-la-contaminacion-plastica-esta-asociada-con-56-empresas/)" for their actions. In this sense, the experts warned that current negotiations **could shift the...

Environmental alert in Paraguay due to a landfill: the danger to health

An environmental alert has been triggered in Paraguay due to an open-air landfill. As reported, waste is not being properly managed, raising strong concerns about health hazards and pollution. Located 23 kilometers from Posadas, at Playa Mbói Ka’e in Encarnación,...

Belém, venue of COP30, faces challenges of pollution and violence

The COP30, the first UN climate conference in the Amazon, will be held in Belem, Brazil, in 2025. This crucial meeting will be a test for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's commitment to the preservation of the...

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They install a professional eco-barrier in the Arroyo Escobar to enhance environmental protection.

The Planning and Public Spaces Department of the Escobar Municipality has installed a professional ecoboard in the Escobar Stream,...