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Motan inaugurates facility in Chennai
This strategic expansion underscores Motan’s dedication to meeting the escalating demands of the Indian plastics sector.
AI predicts influence of microplastics on soil: Study
31 Dec 2023 9:30 AMPlastics fragment into tiny particles known as microplastics (MPs) in the soil due to natural and anthropogenic processes, altering soil...
Residential houses are the major reason for microplastics pollution:...
8 Dec 2023 1:16 PMThese estimates do not even account for ubiquitous synthetic fibres such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA) and polyacrylate, she...
Toxic chemical in plastics, dyes driving cancers in women: Study
18 Sept 2023 12:07 PMWomen in particular who were more exposed to PFDE, a long-chain PFAS compound, were twice as likely to have a previous melanoma (form of skin cancer)...
Corporation to produce fuel from plastics
16 Jan 2020 6:14 PMIn a move to dispose of banned plastics items dumped in landfills and seized from traders, the Greater Chennai Corporation has decided to set up...
Scientists discover solution to measure harmful plastic particles in...
1 Jun 2021 9:01 AMIn order to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics in human sewage, during a recent study, scientists conducted...
Cities tackle COVID and its pollution too
19 Nov 2021 6:32 PMThe River Thames, the tidal artery that squiggles through central London, holds up a mirror to life on dry land: scraggly remains of fir trees float...
TNPCB to reward info on units making banned plastics
23 Nov 2021 7:27 PMIn an attempt to nip the problem at the bud, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), on Tuesday, announced a reward for information on units...