A total of 7,500 particles were estimated to be floating in each bag, which would have then been injected directly into a ...

Your favorite foods and drinks probably have microplastics in them. Here's how to reduce the amount of plastic particles you ...

Microplastics are everywhere -- in our air, water, food and homes. They've also been found in human blood, saliva and organs, ...

The brain has higher concentrations of plastic particles compared to other organs, with increased levels found in dementia ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

Every tool had to be sterile. And every instrument—scalpel, suture, gown, drape, and glove—was often plastic. Plastics revolutionized medicine. Disposable syringes, IV bags, surgical gloves ...

By now, you've no doubt heard that modern living is filling our bodies with microplastics. But an alarming study now shows ...

IF you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat leftovers from plastic containers, you might want to think again. There’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that microplastics – which ...

As government regulators focused on reigning in air pollution, companies were busy generating new sources of pollution, including plastics and PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. PFAS ...

In case you’re hazy on the details, microplastics are plastic particles that are smaller than five millimeters in size. And a recent study just linked high levels of microplastics in the brain ...

The textile industry is working toward developing materials that produce a reduced amount of fiber waste, anti-pollution criteria and other measures to stop fabric-connected micro-plastics in ...

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