Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that have infiltrated our food chain, posing potential health risks. Here are 10 ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Microplastics begin to travel up the food chain when predators consume prey that have ingested MNPs. "These pathways illustrate the complexity of microplastic interactions within ecosystems and ...

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things ...

A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in ...

There’s a good chance you’re aware that plastic water bottles, as well as other types of plastic packaging and kitchen items, are among the biggest culprits for microplastic exposure.

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in ...

They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside human bodies at alarming ...

These tiny pieces come from larger chunks of plastic equipment or appliances and are slowly shed over time, and then enter the food chain and atmosphere. Spatulas and other cooking utensils ...

More recent studies have documented the presence of even smaller microplastic particles in ... with cascading effects up the food chain. The NOAA researchers found tiny blue strands of ...

The rate of antibiotic resistance on the microplastic was so high compared to other materials, that she performed the experiments multiple times, testing different combinations of antibiotics and ...

Microplastics have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains.