Philippe Van Cappellen

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  • Professor of Biogeochemistry and Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
La présence de microplastiques dans l’environnement est un problème mondial en pleine croissance. (Shutterstock)

Les microplastiques contaminent les Grands Lacs. Il faut diminuer la production et la consommation de plastique

Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo, and Stephanie Slowinski, University of Waterloo

Les risques croissants pour l’environnement et la santé posés par les microplastiques ne peuvent être résolus qu’en réduisant la quantité de plastique produite.
Microplastics in the environment is a growing global problem. (Shutterstock)

To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo, and Stephanie Slowinski, University of Waterloo

The growing environmental and health risks posed by microplastics can only be addressed by reducing the amount of plastic produced and ensuring that all of it is recycled.
A front-end loader dumps road salt into a truck in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

‘Forever contaminant’ road salts pose an icy dilemma: Do we protect drivers or our fresh water?

Jovana Radosavljevic, University of Waterloo; David L Rudolph, University of Waterloo; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Jiangyue Ju, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo, and Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo

Increasing awareness of the dangers ‘forever chemical’ road salts pose to our fresh water systems highlights the urgent importance of finding new approaches to de-icing our roads.

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