Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies. Higher exposure to these microplastics, ...

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

With the growing awareness of environmental issues among consumers, businesses need to evolve by integrating sustainable ...

The pempek restaurants in the Plaju neighborood were full to the gills in early March. Palembang chefs pulverized mudfish caught from the Musi River into subtle variations of the historic city’s ...

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

Certain personal care products, such as cleansers, shampoos, toothpaste, shower gels and cosmetics, contain microplastics in the form of microbeads. These tiny plastic particles are frequently made of ...

Caco-2 cells, which are cells from the colon that are cancerous, were selected for lab studies to determine the level of toxicity of microplastics from food containers. The study revealed that 100,000 ...

Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...

In a society where waste is so pervasive, the current ingestion of microplastics should be treated as a health crisis ...