UBCO innovation blocks nanoplastics release from landfill leachate (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus

UBCO innovation blocks nanoplastics release from landfill leachate

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UBC Okanagan doctoral student Mahmoud Babalar examines a sample of the dual-layer modified matrix membrane that can help retain pollutants like nano-plastics in landfill leachate, keeping them out of water supplies.

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UBC Okanagan School of Engineering

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