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Takeaway cups may be releasing microplastics into your coffee

Single-use paper cups used for takeout coffee and other beverages release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to hot liquid, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Takeaway cups may be releasing microplastics into your coffee

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UP steps up fight against disasters, climate change

“Nowhere to go but up,” goes the University of the Philippines battle cry. But not when it comes to floodwaters, as it would prefer the levels to stay down.

  • UP Resilience Institute-NOAH Center leads UP's fight against disasters and climate change.
  • UPRI-NOAH provides nationwide hazard information on floods, landslides, and coastal hazards.
  • UP president Angelo Jimenez emphasizes the Philippines' vulnerability to natural hazards.

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