News Headline
Bacteria-sized bots break down plastics in their path
Source
Engineering and Technology
Publication Date
2021-06-10
Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than half a centimetre long, often contained in toiletries or shedding from polyester clothing. They pose a particularly serious threat to marine ecosystems and can absorb heavy metals and pollutants, whilst also travelling up food chains to humans with largely unknown impacts on human health.