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Used in everything from water bottles to medical devices to building materials to clothes; plastic is a given in our daily lives. Read more →
To address the growing threat of marine microplastic pollution in the Galapagos Islands, the IAEA’s Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution initiative has partnered with Ecuador’s Oceanographic Institute of the Navy and Polytechnic School of the Coast to build microplastic monitoring and analytical capacity. Read more →
Experts in the use of radiation technologies are gathering in Vienna to discuss innovative applications in aeronautics, recycling, climate monitoring and more. Read more →
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste this weekend, find out how radiation technology can be applied to tackle the global crisis of plastic pollution. Read more →
As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have sought innovative, upstream solutions to reduce plastic waste and are now benefitting from IAEA support through the NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative. Read more →