An estimated 170 trillion bits of microplastic are estimated to be in the oceans alone. Across the globe, research has found people and wildlife are exposed to microplastics mainly through eating ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary ... and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research ...

Biodegradable and bio-based plastics ... U.S. researchers have detected microplastic particles in air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins, suggesting that inhalation may be a relevant route of ...

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Penn State research links rising freshwater microplastics to the global increase in plastic production since the 1950s ...

Plastic pollution, particularly the presence of microplastics in living organisms, poses a growing threat to ecosystems and ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... Scientists studying marine mammals and microplastic consumption have long speculated that inhalation was a way in which cetaceans ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. In humans ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to ...