Whether we’re doing laundry or running a dishwasher, most of us are familiar with detergent products that come in a pod. In this post, we’ll look at the material used to make these pods, polyvinyl alcohol. What is polyvinyl alcohol? Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer, and we encounter it in various applications, from glue to medications to food packaging to pods. We’ve become more familiar with this ingredient in recent years. We’ve

Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested. Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood. In a study published in the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, Japanese scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama in order to collect water from the mists that shroud the peaks, then applied advanced