(Seab Benesh/Unsplash) According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it takes about 2,000 liters of water to make one t-shirt, which is about the amount of water we drink over a three-year period. Victoria M Eluszkiewicz Connector Editor The organization, Oxfam, has created a movement called Second Hand September to encourage people to shop at…
Microplastics, the smaller the piece, the larger the impact?
(Courtesy of Timothy Jean / Eagle Tribune) Dr. Weile Yan, an associate professor in UMass Lowell’s Civil and environmental engineering department, addresses the issue of microplastics in water at the Merrimack River Watershed Council’s (MRWC) fourth State of the Waters Conference. Brigid Archibald Connector Editor It is simple. Giving up plastics straws and bringing a…