Home Washing Machines Create Harmful ‘Microplastic’ Pollution in Oceans
Scientists are reporting that household washing machines seem to be a major source of so-called “microplastic” pollution — bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than the head of a pin — that they now have detected on ocean shorelines worldwide. Their report describing this potentially harmful material appears in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology. [...]
Oct 19 2011 | Posted in Consumer News | Read More »
