/research/taxonomy/term/581/all en /research/channels/news/cutting-edge-technology-detects-nanoplastics-water-instantly-357890 <p>A Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-led research team has developed the first real-time, on-site technology capable of detecting and deciphering nanoplastics from all other particles in water, a capacity akin to being able to find a needle in a haystack within milliseconds.</p> <p>Microplastic pieces are between 1 micrometre and 5 millimetres, roughly equivalent to a grain of rice. Nanoplastics are far tinier - a single nanometre is just 0.000001 millimetres. For comparison, a human hair is approximately 80,000–100,000 nanometers wide.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:50:18 +0000 admin 5659 at /research /research/channels/news/government-canada-funds-mcgill-research-contaminants-aquatic-ecosystems-330068 <p><em>Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are microscopic and up to 5 millimetres in size. Æ»¹ûÒùÔº research project aims to provide an understanding of how these contaminants end up in Canadian aquatic environments and what impacts they have. </em></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:23:14 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1264 at /research