All microbeads articles
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NewsEU leaders announce plans to tackle plastic waste
Efforts will focus on improved recycling and phasing out single-use plastics
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Research
Crystal expansion makes light work of moving microbeads
Researchers exploit thermal expansion rather than light-responsive molecules to move microbeads in a liquid crystal
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News
Health impacts of microplastics under review in UK
Chief Medical Officer for England to investigate potential dangers to human health of plastic waste
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News
UK to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Fears for health of marine ecosystems mean ban is expected by end of 2017
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News
MPs call on UK government to ban microbeads in cosmetic products
Call to action follows recent bans in US and Canada
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Opinion
Plastic not so fantastic
The world has a big problem with small plastics and the time to act is now
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News
UK open to microbead ban if EU fails to act
Government may act unilaterally amid growing evidence of environmental problems
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Feature
Plastic problems
Tiny pieces of plastic may be doing as much harm in our oceans and waterways as the big stuff, finds Nina Notman
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News
US bans microbeads from personal care products
Plastic particles added to cosmetics and some drugs will also be phased out by 2019
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Research
Individual microRNA molecules detected with a single microbead
Beady-eyed bioassay can identify important nucleotides on the single molecule level
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News
UN sets its sights on marine microplastics
Scale of the problem means no simple solutions exist to tackle plastic particles already in the world’s oceans
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News
Europe mulls laws to tackle microplastic scourge
Move follows call by five EU states to ban microplastics in consumer care products
