Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) across, which accumulate in the environment as a result of the break-up of larger materials or the shedding of synthetic ...
It's no secret: when we savour a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we're not just consuming valuable omega-3s ...
Taken together, however, the report found 80 per cent of all microplastics found in Canada are fibres shed from textiles or ...
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and ...
Earlier this year, researchers reported the first known evidence of microplastics in the human brain. But what does it mean?
The accumulation of micro- and nano-plastics in marine organisms, particularly fish, eventually makes its way onto our plates ...
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ – and microplastics are more toxic when combined than on ...
Two Princeton graduates have developed a new filtration system to filter harmful microplastics out of the water supply in Atlantic City.
Every time a customer brought their own reusable cup, the staff would mark one box on the tracking sheet (going from left to ...
Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a ...
While there are concerns about drinking water, experts stress that most Americans have access to clean water — and should be ...
Sneaker brand Veja has teamed up with recycling waste workers in Brazil to breathe new life into plastic waste.