We hear it more often now. Those tiny particles that scientists can't stop talking about. They're in our water, in our air, ...
There are microplastics in your food and you don't know it. Here's what you can do about it right now.
Researchers at the University of Bonn aim to improve the cleanliness of wastewater. Water released from washing machines is ...
Through a joint study with Professor Yoo Seung-ah of the Medical Life Science Class at Catholic University of Korea, the ...
Microplastics can contaminate soil, water, and air. As a result, they become part of the environment. “Microplastics can get ...
Dust bunnies don’t just multiply under your couch -- they’re hoarding plastic. Scientists have discovered that everyday items ...
Davar also mentions that, “Some toothpastes still contain microbeads that could lead to exposure [to microplastics].” And ...
Researchers have mapped the molecular changes that unfold as sunlight causes plastics to leach dissolved organic matter, findings that could reshape understanding of ecosystem health, water quality, ...
Even one percent plastic in a sample can distort ocean carbon numbers, making young carbon read as ancient and affecting ...
Plastic gets into the Great Lakes in a variety of ways. Boaters may chuck their refuse overboard, but more likely it blows ...
A pair of recent studies from well-respected health organizations on the effect of microplastics on human health have ...
The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, ...