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Even during eras of insecurity and war, science is a perfect getaway. What started as a contaminated plastic on the roof turned into a sweet surprise 🍋 → 🍹 Our latest study explores how a Mediterranean fungus removes and degrade microplastics. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

link.springer.com/article/10.100… 👏 Thanks to the amazing collaborators who made this work possible. Michal Segal Rozenhaimer and Yaal Lester

Excited to share our latest study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters: The dual role of tropospheric ozone in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks. We combined epidemiological data with viral inactivation exp to explore how ozone behaves differently across seasons. Link below!

Check out our new study:🐟 Environmentally relevant nanoplastics cause developmental toxicity & stress responses in zebrafish, delaying hatching, stunting growth, and impairing movement. @PBovolin @AndreyEthanRub @yoavgothlif pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Microplastic effects on native plants remain largely unexplored. Our new research found that while plant growth was not affected by microplastic exposure, seed germination was significantly reduced! with @MGrutman Check out sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New Publication Alert! We explore how Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) can revolutionize microplastic risk assessment by uncovering mechanisms of plastic interactions in the environment. 🌍🔬 Check out our review with @herzberg_moshe sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out our research paper on transforming gold from wastewater into a catalyst, published in Environmental Science: Nano as part of the Nanocircular Economy collection

We are delighted to announce Environmental Science: Nano’s Nanocircular economy collection! This collection highlights the opportunities for nanomaterials to underline advancements in circular technologies and resource flows. Read the collection here: 🔗 rsc.li/NanocircularEco

What joy to be working with these incredible scientists and learn about their work at @TelAvivUni on nanomaterials. Thank you Andrey, Ines and Noa!

The concept of circular economy is fascinating, also in a research setting: we recently suggested a two-step process utilizing mucin-based biomaterial, by which gold is being adsorbed from wastewater and transformed into a useful nano-catalyst! #ESNANO pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Check out our latest publication in @EnvSciTech suggesting the use of a MnO2-coated gas-permeable membrane for efficient (and direct) radical delivery to water! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

מחקר חדש חושף: מוצרי המיקרו-#פלסטיק המזהמים ביותר ל #סביבה הימית בהובלת ד"ר אינס צוקר @ZuckerLab, ראשת המעבדה לננוטכנולוגיה סביבתית, בפקולטה להנדסה המחקר נקט בגישה חדשנית להערכת הנזק הסביבתי של מיקרופלסטיק. מיקרופלסטיק הוא בעצם שם כולל לחלקיקי פלסטיק שנוצרים עם התפרקות מוצרי פלסטיק מבסיסי פולימרים שונים, וגורמים נזק רב לסביבה בכלל ולסביבה הימית בפרט. במסגרת כך, החוקרים דירגו את מידת הנזק הסביבתי של שישה סוגי מיקרופלסטיק ומצאו כי הבסיס הפולימרי המסוכן ביותר הוא פוליפרופילן, המשמש בין היתר לייצור קופסאות אוכל ובקבוקי שמפו. אחריו בדירוג: פוליאתילן (שקיות סופר), פוליסטירן (קלקר וחד"פ) ,פוליאתילן טרפטאלט (בקבוקי משקה), פולילאקטיק אסיד. המאמר פורסם בכתב העת @STOTEN_journal לכתבה ב- @ynetnews : bit.ly/3OjMjuM לכתבה באתר: bit.ly/3OpQiGm

Exploring Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Microestuaries: Occurrence, Distribution, and Risks | Environmental Science & Technology Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @HUJIAgri

The shocking claim recently heard around the world as if the matter of the massacre committed by Israel's enemies is a "political" matter about which different opinions can be expressed within the framework of freedom of speech must be fully rejected. There's no bigger mistake.

Greta Thunberg if it turned out single-use cutlery was used to behead the babies

If you watch just one video, please watch this (to the sound of Biden's speech - turn up the volume).

Exactly what I needed to see on my to a conference #ETC18

Microplastic risk assessment in marine environments should integrate critical factors such as their abundance, acidification potential, fragmentation, and toxicity. Our recent study shows that polypropylene-often used in food packaging-is highly hazardous: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out the webinar series by the Plastics, Ecosystems, and Public Health (PEPH) program @NorthwesternU, hosting me to discuss our recent advances in evaluating the impact of microplastics on aquatic environments (special focus on the Mediterranean Sea): northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

And that’s a wrap! It’s been a pleasure to host these wonderful people at @UniversityLeeds and @SoGLeeds for our Wohl Clean Growth Alliance workshop on emerging #contaminants in agro-ecosystems. I look forward to seeing new collaborations and research projects emerge from this 🚜