Plastic particles smaller than five millimetres are known as microplastics. Originally the word "microplastic" first surfaced in 2004, it referred to plastic pieces that were around 20 µm in diameter.

University of Tokyo oceanographer Michida Yutaka talks about an integrated research project he heads that is studying the scope and effects of marine microplastic. Reports of plastic waste fouling ...

The major sources of ‘microplastic’ pollution along India’s coasts are “riverine inputs” and abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, Minister Jitendra Singh said in a written response to a query ...

The EU has finalised new rules to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets — small raw materials used widely in packaging production. The regulation, published in the Official Journal on 26 ...