IIT Guwahati team removes micro-plastics from sea water

New Delhi: The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed a microfiltration process to remove microplastics from seawater in order to prevent the inclusion of plastic residues in edible salt extracted from it.

The research has been published in the journal “Environmental Technology and Innovation”.

According to the team, plastic pollution is rampant all over the world and while there is some level of awareness, the seriousness is not yet understood.