Over time, plastic waste slowly degrades and breaks down into tiny micro-fragments which are also causing scientists concern. A recent survey by Plymouth University found that plastic was found in ...

Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They are showing up in our bodies, from testicles to brain matter. Now, UBC researchers have developed a low-cost, portable tool ...

She recently sat down with SOURCE to answer some common questions. Given their name, they are micro-sized bits of plastic. There are even smaller nanoplastics that are below that (.5 mm in ...

This revealed slight differences in the ways micro and nano plastic degrade. “This knowledge is crucial for developing more effective methods of breaking down plastics on the micro and ...

Microplastics refer to any plastics smaller than 5 millimeters long ... Malaysia and the Philippines topped the charts. In fact, according to the study, Indonesians eat about 15 grams of ...

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet ...

The smallest ones, called nano-plastics, sink deep into the ocean and can end up in plankton. Larger pieces, known as micro-plastics, float in a soup, suspended in water, and are eaten by fish.

Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy ...

Experts estimate that more than 170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the world's oceans. There are growing concerns about the impact of micro-plastics on health and the environment.

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Over time, plastic waste slowly degrades and breaks down into tiny micro-fragments which are also causing scientists concern. A recent survey by Plymouth University found that plastic was found in ...