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Afrikaans: 'n Afbeelding van 'n plastiese mikrokraal van 'n gesigspoelmiddel, ongeveer 0,5 mm in deursnee, wat deur middel van skandeerelektronmikroskopie verkry is. Mikrokrale word vir hul afskilferende eienskappe gebruik, en baie mense weet nie eens van hul bestaan nie. Die groot probleem is dat hulle in dreine afspoel, deur rioolwerke penetreer, die see in, waar hulle deur seediere ingeneem word. Plastiek mikrokrale word vervaardig aangesien hulle goedkoper as meer natuurlike alternatiewe is. Hulle is onlangs in etlike Amerikaanse state verbied en hul verbanning word ook in die Verenigde Koninkryk bepleit. Om te sien of jou gesigspoelmiddel plastiekmikrokrale bevat, kan jy die bestanddelelys vir poliëtileen of polipropileen nagaan, of alternatiewelik die beat the microbead-toepassing aflaai. My werk hier in Exeter is om mikrokrale se uitwerking te bepaal.
English: This is an image of a plastic microbead from a facewash, taken via scanning electron microscopy; it is about 0.5mm wide. Microbeads are used for their exfoliating properties; many people don’t even know they are there. The major problem is they wash down the drain, pass through sewage works and into the sea and are ingested by marine animals. My work here in Exeter is to assess the effect this is having. Plastic microbeads are used as they are cheaper than more natural alternatives. They have been recently banned in many states of America and there are calls for the UK to follow suit.
To see if your facewash contains plastic microbeads, check the ingredients list for Polyethylene or Polypropylene. Alternatively download the ‘beat the microbead’ app. |
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| Source | Andrew Watts Face to Face with Plastic |
| Author | University of Exeter from United Kingdom |
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