Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

Minuscule airborne plastic particles are spreading to all corners of the planet, penetrating deep into human bodies and sparking alarm among researchers of the relatively new subject matter. Studies ...

A new four-year IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will address microplastic pollution in seafood, and the findings will help improve global microplastic monitoring and enhance understanding of ...

Microplastics have been linked to heart attacks, fertility issues and cancer - and they’re found everywhere from clouds to our bloodstreams. These tiny plastic particles come from larger plastics that ...

Microplastic pollution is severely impacting Ganjam's marine ecosystem, with synthetic fabrics and degraded plastics contaminating the sea and seafood. Researchers found fibres and fragments dominate ...

Microplastic pollution has escalated at a pace that has outstripped early scientific expectations, largely because researchers underestimated how many pathways plastics take as they fragment and ...

Here, there and everywhere: Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics. Glitter (Credit: Nika Akin / CC0 Public Domain) I’ve been ...

The efforts to prevent microplastic contamination detected in the upstream of the Periyar River from a 2-acre site along the Edayar industrial area stretch have hit a roadblock. The management of the ...

Some of the world’s biggest fashion giants have been called out for “green-washing” following an investigation into microplastic pollution. In recent years, recycled polyester has radically changed ...