The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay emphasized the importance of everyday environmental stewardship by hosting a ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication ...

A prestigious National Science Foundation grant is powering a major expansion of microplastic pollution research across the ...

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of more than $350,000 to Nan Crystal Arens, professor of geoscience at ...

The research, led by a team of Egyptian scientists, found widespread pollution ... of 835 microplastic particles per cubic meter-more than five times the concentration found in open lake waters.

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

In a cross-sectional study, researchers assessed the link between marine microplastic levels in ocean water and the prevalence of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living-associated ...

Microplastics have been found in all major European rivers, highlighting urgent concerns about pollution and plastic ...

"Microplastic pollution is an urgent global issue, and our study provides new insights into how these synthetic materials interact with natural mineralization processes," said Dr. Juan Diego ...

"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies published simultaneously Monday. "The pollution is present in all European ...