Graduated cylinders are tall, narrow cylinders that are open ... Cylinder volume can range from less than 10 ml to over 4,000 ml. Glass and transparent plastic are common materials. Glass cylinders ...

The foam will rise to about the top of a 50-mL graduated cylinder. Rinse out the graduated cylinder, dry it with a paper towel, and add ¼ teaspoon of baking soda to the cylinder. Stand the graduated ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely ...

Pour 50 mL of corn syrup, 50 mL of water, and 50 mL of vegetable oil into three plastic cups for each group. Note: Corn syrup and vegetable oil can be difficult to clean out of graduated cylinders. To ...

Description: sample is aspirated into a disposable plastic tip which is thrown away between each sample, eliminating any chance for carryover. Applications that benefit from the DTHP include: ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...