Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed. This is the warning of researchers from ...

Microplastic pollution found in insect casing from 1971 Freshwater insects used ‘microplastic’ as a building material long before scientists coined the term.

The release says large pieces of gum release up to 3,000 pieces of.microplastic into saliva — and estimates that if someone chews up to 180 sticks of gum a year, they could consume 30,000 pieces ...

New MIT study reveals how biofilms help stop microplastic build-up Biofilms deposited by living organisms reduce the accumulation of small particles, while areas of bare sand can be microplastics ...

Microplastic pollution could more than double by 2040, meaning that regulations are critically needed, according to a new paper in the journal Science.