And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making ...

Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

Chewing gum can secrete tiny plastic particles into saliva and bloodstreams, scientists in the US and China say, pointing to the latest source of microplastics in the human body.  In a paper presented ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...

A 2024 study found that boiling water can quickly and effectively rid home drinking supplies of microplastics. Researchers found that boiling and filtering tap water could reduce the presence of ...

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

Tiny plastic particles are everywhere – both in nature and the human body. “Microplastics are pervasive in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe,” three researchers ...

Microplastics have also been detected in various parts of the body ... plastic cutting boards Research has found plastic cutting boards to be a potentially serious source of microplastics in human ...

A recent study evaluated the suitability of pyrolysis–gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS) for detecting and ...