Research from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain found that individual tea bags steeped in boiling water can ...

From fast food to kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the extent of plastic contamination in foods.

In addition to the potential connection between microplastics and cancer, research has linked ongoing exposure to lung ...

Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...

Plastic water bottles have been found to contain some of the highest levels of microplastic contamination ... are essential to addressing the larger problem. Policies banning single-use plastic ...

Humans perhaps unknowingly are spreading the microplastic pollution problem in the seas daily through household chores, environmental experts say. Although highly publicized measures have been ...

This new plastic aims to fix that problem. According to SciTechDaily ... Most are water-insoluble, so they still contribute to microplastic pollution. Now, a study published in Science found ...

“Rivers are also the main supplier of microplastics to the oceans - to tackle the global marine microplastic problem, we need to limit their input to rivers.” We are asking the water companies to be ...

Researchers measure the levels of anthropogenic particles present in various seafood caught along the West Coat of the United ...

By integrating cost-effective and sustainable raw materials with a simple fabrication method, the solution hopes to provide a viable strategy for addressing the growing problem of microplastic ...