It poses risks to human health. Scientists make alarming discovery below the surface of seemingly peaceful rural lakes — here ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.

Commercial tea bags may release microplastics during the brewing process. The ones made with polypropylene, a type of plastic ...

HealthDay News — Microplastics appear to be present in filtered solutions used for medical intravenous infusions, with about 7500 particles/L found in infusion solutions from polypropylene (PP) ...

Research on plastics in aquatic environments is well-established, but little is known about their presence, pathways, and ...

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One gardener found a non-toxic solution to replace landscaping fabric with, thanks to the community at r/gardening.

To dig deeper, we spoke with a family physician about what counts as a "safe" level of microplastics, which foods they hide ...

Litter near the Charles River. For 10 to 15 days, Nelia Gross, a PhD candidate studying materials science and engineering, and other researchers incubated several types of microplastics with E. coli, ...

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A recent study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines the hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage ...