On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have ...

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

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

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

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

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...