Cullom
@plasticfreelife.bsky.social
Escape from plastic! plasticfreeclothing.com
🇧🇹 Hy-five: Bhutan Mushrooms, Ferment'Up, Fungal Biodegradable Films, Industrial Enzymes, Functional Mushrooms & Clinical Research
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🇧🇹 Hy-five: Bhutan Mushrooms, Ferment'Up, Fungal Biodegradable Films, Industrial Enzymes, Functional Mushrooms & Clinical Research
Sporadic round-up of mycological research and industry news.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇧🇹 Hy-five: Bhutan Mushrooms, Ferment'Up, Fungal Biodegradable Films, Industrial Enzymes, Functional Mushrooms & Clinical Research
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We have an "UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT" of MICROPLASTIC IN OUR BRAIN: like a PLASTIC SPOON IN OUR HEAD correlated to DEMENTIA: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... RESEARCH PAPER www.nature.com/articles/s41... No one says "THERE'S A BUNCH OF PLASTIC IN MY BRAIN & I'M TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT."
The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon's Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We have an "UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT" of MICROPLASTIC IN OUR BRAIN: like a PLASTIC SPOON IN OUR HEAD correlated to DEMENTIA: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... RESEARCH PAPER www.nature.com/articles/s41... No one says "THERE'S A BUNCH OF PLASTIC IN MY BRAIN & I'M TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT."
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What’s the deal with microplastics, the material that ‘never goes away’? scopeblog.stanford.edu/2025/01/29/m...
What's the deal with microplastics, the material that 'never goes away'?
Whether we know it, or like it, our bodies are polluted by tiny fragments of plastic that fail to break down in our earthly environment. What does that mean for our long-term health, and what can we d...
scopeblog.stanford.edu
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What’s the deal with microplastics, the material that ‘never goes away’? scopeblog.stanford.edu/2025/01/29/m...
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@TheEconomist: Microplastics are impossible to avoid. But there are several ways you can reduce your exposure to them 👇
Main link in OG tweet
https://econ.st/4atkqKN
econ.st
February 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@TheEconomist: Microplastics are impossible to avoid. But there are several ways you can reduce your exposure to them 👇
Congratulations! Need more cities to follow suit
Midwest City is taking a bold step toward a sustainable future by upgrading its wastewater treatment facility to tackle growth and microplastics—are you ready to see how they plan to secure clean water for the next 20 years?
Learn more here
#MidwestCityOklahomaCounty #OK #MicroplasticsAction
Learn more here
#MidwestCityOklahomaCounty #OK #MicroplasticsAction
City Council approves wastewater treatment facility upgrade with microplastics funding
Council plans for 20-year growth at wastewater treatment facility using secured funding.
citizenportal.ai
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Congratulations! Need more cities to follow suit
Microplastics causing inflammation, not surprised
Furthermore, they found significant correlations between higher levels of microplastics and higher levels of fibrinogen, a marker for clotting, and C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation.
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Researchers sound alarm over concerning link to increased risk of blood clots — here's what they found — The Cool Down
The study
apple.news
February 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Microplastics causing inflammation, not surprised
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Help Us Free The Ocean Of Plastic Pollution
Free The Ocean
We're on a mission to free the ocean of plastic pollution. Answer the trivia question below and every day you do, you’ll help remove one piece of plastic from the ocean. Help make an impact today.
www.freetheocean.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Help Us Free The Ocean Of Plastic Pollution
We should all be so lucky
February 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We should all be so lucky
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Plastic actively affects a #river system, it is not passive! 📿
I wrote a feature article on our research for #Geoscientist in 2023 on “The peculiar processes of #plastic riddled #riverbeds”. We are still learning the extent of plastics #environmental impact. 🌍
geoscientist.online/sections/fea...
I wrote a feature article on our research for #Geoscientist in 2023 on “The peculiar processes of #plastic riddled #riverbeds”. We are still learning the extent of plastics #environmental impact. 🌍
geoscientist.online/sections/fea...
Sedimentation shifted - GEOSCIENTIST
We find plastic particles everywhere that we look, in the deepest ocean trenches, at the top of the highest mountains, even in rainwater and our own bodies. Current management strategies for plastic w...
geoscientist.online
January 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Plastic actively affects a #river system, it is not passive! 📿
I wrote a feature article on our research for #Geoscientist in 2023 on “The peculiar processes of #plastic riddled #riverbeds”. We are still learning the extent of plastics #environmental impact. 🌍
geoscientist.online/sections/fea...
I wrote a feature article on our research for #Geoscientist in 2023 on “The peculiar processes of #plastic riddled #riverbeds”. We are still learning the extent of plastics #environmental impact. 🌍
geoscientist.online/sections/fea...
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The market ;
"Those Tariffs are real?"
"Those Tariffs are real?"
January 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The market ;
"Those Tariffs are real?"
"Those Tariffs are real?"
Biomimicry at its finest!
Devil rays' filter-feeding inspires microplastic pollution innovation
->Oceanographic | #Microplastic #Pollution | More info from EcoSearch
->Oceanographic | #Microplastic #Pollution | More info from EcoSearch
Devil rays' filter-feeding inspires microplastic pollution innovation
Researchers exploring the mysteries of how devil rays filter feed on some of the ocean’s tiniest critters believe they may have just stumbled on a unique nature-inspired design that could be replicated to treat wastewater and filter out microplastic pollution...
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Biomimicry at its finest!
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50% reduction in concrete used is amazing
How good old mud can lower building costs
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news.mit.edu/2025/how-goo... #3Dprinting
How good old mud can lower building costs
MIT researchers developed a method to use lightly treated mud, including soil from a building site, as the “formwork” molds into which concrete is poured. The technique deploys 3D printing and can rep...
news.mit.edu
January 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
50% reduction in concrete used is amazing
Looks like humans aren’t good for the environment
My annual decarbonization presentation is here.
200 slides, covering everything from water levels in Lake Gatún to sulfur dioxide emissions to ESG fund flows to Chinese auto exports to artificial intelligence. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
200 slides, covering everything from water levels in Lake Gatún to sulfur dioxide emissions to ESG fund flows to Chinese auto exports to artificial intelligence. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
January 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Looks like humans aren’t good for the environment
Working on this site for plasticfreeclothing.com wondering if folks find it useful? #sustainability
Plastic Free Clothing
Discover our curated collection of plastic-free, eco-conscious clothing. Shop sustainable fashion that's better for your skin and the planet.
plasticfreeclothing.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Working on this site for plasticfreeclothing.com wondering if folks find it useful? #sustainability
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AI vs. #climate tech: $10.3 billion is the amount raised by climate tech companies in the third quarter of 2024. AI companies raised more than double that at $21.4 billion.
The next step is to ensure that #AI supports #climatetech
The next step is to ensure that #AI supports #climatetech
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
AI vs. #climate tech: $10.3 billion is the amount raised by climate tech companies in the third quarter of 2024. AI companies raised more than double that at $21.4 billion.
The next step is to ensure that #AI supports #climatetech
The next step is to ensure that #AI supports #climatetech
Forget about #DeepSeek, I’m more interested in this squid-bone based foam that cleans #microplastics coming out of China…
“fibrous foam that attracts all types of microplastics with an array of positively and negatively charged surfaces”
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/b...
“fibrous foam that attracts all types of microplastics with an array of positively and negatively charged surfaces”
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/b...
Scientists make breakthrough with reusable material that removes 99.9% of pollutant from water: 'Great potential to be used'
Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable foam to clean up microplastics, offering hope for our polluted waterways.
www.thecooldown.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Forget about #DeepSeek, I’m more interested in this squid-bone based foam that cleans #microplastics coming out of China…
“fibrous foam that attracts all types of microplastics with an array of positively and negatively charged surfaces”
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/b...
“fibrous foam that attracts all types of microplastics with an array of positively and negatively charged surfaces”
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/b...
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We are studying which intertidal zones have the most microplastics to understand their interaction with ocean and terrestrial plastics, and to aid in their detection and removal. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #MicroplasticsMonday
January 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are studying which intertidal zones have the most microplastics to understand their interaction with ocean and terrestrial plastics, and to aid in their detection and removal. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #MicroplasticsMonday
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Despite negative lobbying, the EU #Nature #Restoration Law entered into force in 2024, including to have restoration measures in at least 20% of the EU's #land & #sea areas by 2030, plus #restoring at least 25,000 km of rivers into free-flowing #rivers
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/nature-...
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/nature-...
Nature Restoration Law enters into force
The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon.
environment.ec.europa.eu
January 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Despite negative lobbying, the EU #Nature #Restoration Law entered into force in 2024, including to have restoration measures in at least 20% of the EU's #land & #sea areas by 2030, plus #restoring at least 25,000 km of rivers into free-flowing #rivers
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/nature-...
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/nature-...
They’re finding peptides that can bond with and remove microplastics via biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning.
One of the many ways AI will reshape our world and environment for the better!
phys.org/news/2025-01...
One of the many ways AI will reshape our world and environment for the better!
phys.org/news/2025-01...
Peptides that can remove microplastics identified
Researchers have identified peptides that can help remove microplastics from the environment by combining biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning. The u...
phys.org
January 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
They’re finding peptides that can bond with and remove microplastics via biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning.
One of the many ways AI will reshape our world and environment for the better!
phys.org/news/2025-01...
One of the many ways AI will reshape our world and environment for the better!
phys.org/news/2025-01...
Our microbiome is driving the ship, consciousness is just a passenger
January 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our microbiome is driving the ship, consciousness is just a passenger
99.9% of Microplastics removed from water with filter made from squid bone (chitin) and cellulose!
Maybe RFK will put these in water processing plants
www.sciencealert.com/filter-made-...
Maybe RFK will put these in water processing plants
www.sciencealert.com/filter-made-...
Filter Made From Squid Bone Could Be The Solution to Microplastics
Sadly, we know that microplastics are getting everywhere, including our drinking water – but researchers have developed a new way to tackle the problem: a filter made of a rather unusual combination o...
www.sciencealert.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
99.9% of Microplastics removed from water with filter made from squid bone (chitin) and cellulose!
Maybe RFK will put these in water processing plants
www.sciencealert.com/filter-made-...
Maybe RFK will put these in water processing plants
www.sciencealert.com/filter-made-...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Studies in mice show that the microplastic particles we all have in our blood are eaten by immune cells, which can then get stuck in brain blood vessel tight corners and cause a pileup. I recently stopped reusing plastic bottles and switched to glass for leftovers.
Studies in mice show that the microplastic particles we all have in our blood are eaten by immune cells, which can then get stuck in brain blood vessel tight corners and cause a pileup. I recently stopped reusing plastic bottles and switched to glass for leftovers.
Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities
Microplastics get in the blood and are eaten by immune cells, leading to cell obstruction and cerebral thrombosis.
www.science.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Studies in mice show that the microplastic particles we all have in our blood are eaten by immune cells, which can then get stuck in brain blood vessel tight corners and cause a pileup. I recently stopped reusing plastic bottles and switched to glass for leftovers.
Studies in mice show that the microplastic particles we all have in our blood are eaten by immune cells, which can then get stuck in brain blood vessel tight corners and cause a pileup. I recently stopped reusing plastic bottles and switched to glass for leftovers.
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With 7 fresh members from Africa, Global Plastic Action Partnership expands to 25 countries: WEF
->Down To Earth | #Plastic | More info from EcoSearch
->Down To Earth | #Plastic | More info from EcoSearch
With 7 fresh members from Africa, Global Plastic Action Partnership expands to 25 countries: WEF
The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), an initiative launched by the World Economic Forum, has recently reached a significant milestone by expanding its network to include 25 countries. With a combined population of over 1.5 billion people, the expansion highlights...
www.downtoearth.org.in
January 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Things I think we can all agree on
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🌿 Nature
🌳 Trees
🐝 Bees
🍏 Orchards
🐸 Ponds
🥕 Healthy, spray-free veg
🚄 Sustainable public transport
🌍 Climate action
🐞 Insects
🌊 Clean water & air
🦊 Wildlife
🦋 Hedgerows
🌻 Wildflowers
♻️ Waste reduction
🐬 Sewage-free, plastic-free oceans & rivers
🌿 Nature
🌳 Trees
🐝 Bees
🍏 Orchards
🐸 Ponds
🥕 Healthy, spray-free veg
🚄 Sustainable public transport
🌍 Climate action
🐞 Insects
🌊 Clean water & air
🦊 Wildlife
🦋 Hedgerows
🌻 Wildflowers
♻️ Waste reduction
🐬 Sewage-free, plastic-free oceans & rivers
January 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Things I think we can all agree on