This research adds to a mountain of evidence. Researchers discover invisible threat lurking at popular vacation destination: ...
One Australian state has already passed legislation banning the plastic fish-shaped soy sauce packets, and others are ...
Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...
A WVU junior who researched pollution from microplastics in Appalachian streams and fish found tiny plastic particles that present potential human health risks in every sampled fish. When West ...
Learn how zooplankton act as carriers of microplastics to the deep ocean, transporting hundreds of particles per cubic meter ...
Nobody wants to munch on plastic for dinner, but the unappetizing truth is that many common foods contain microplastics — environmental pollutants comprised of very ...
A new four-year IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will address microplastic pollution in seafood, and the findings will help improve global microplastic monitoring and enhance understanding of ...
Microplastics range from about the width of a bacterium to several millimeters across. Nanoplastics are smaller still. These ...