Charles Sturt University
Researchers uncover surprising health risks of plastic ingestion for seabirds
A team of researchers have discovered the surprising health effects of plastic ingestion on the organs and brains of Australian seabird chicks.
Plastic pollution
Edith Cowan University
Smart membranes to remove microplastics from water
ECU Engineering lecturer Dr Masoumeh Zargar's research has developed high-tech membrane filters to remove dangerous microplastics from aquatic and wastewater treatment systems.
The University of Sydney
Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic
Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney.