The reported releases of microplastics ranged from a few hundred particles to over 8 million particles per liter in a new ...

It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the ...

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Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

(CN) — The tiny plastic particles found in air, water, and food known as microplastics are now turning up in the human brain. Scientists have detected them in brain tissue, with people who have ...

n recent years, the issue of microplastic contamination in bottled water has raised growing concern among health experts and consumers alike. Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 ...

In a recent article published in ACS Sensors, researchers introduced an innovative approach using biological sensors, specifically microbial biosensors, to address the need for rapid, cost-effective, ...

Twenty years ago, Richard Thompson, a marine biologist at the University of Plymouth, and his colleagues first used the term microplastic to describe the microscopic bits of plastic they were finding ...

Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of microplastics may increase the risk of heart and metabolic diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery ...

The widespread presence of microplastics in the environment is a consequence of improper plastic waste management and the continuous rise in global plastic production, which increased from 1.3 million ...