Previous research links tiny plastic particles to a range of adverse health conditions but largely stops short of ...

Chinese scientists have detected plastic particle clouds hovering in the air over two large cities indicating that these ...

Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

A new study estimates that adults inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles per day inside homes and cars, with most particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. (Image by Nadiia Yakovenko, ...

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

Biochar made from corn cobs can remove microplastics and ammonia from water, offering a low-cost, reusable filter made from ...

Nowhere is safe from microplastics. A new study has found that humans inhale far more microplastics than previously thought, more than 70,000 particles each day in an indoor environment — and many of ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that are small and durable. These particles can accumulate in water, soil, air and living organisms, raising both environmental and health concerns.

People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink tap water, ...

Despite being the size of a Post-It note, these tiny fiddler crabs can ingest and break down microplastic particles, ...

Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water, according to ...