Scientists are sounding the alarm bell on microplastic pollution within the Great Lakes of North America, raising concerns that the tiny pieces of human-made trash may be impacting the fish and ...

Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water ...

The United States and Canada should take stronger action against microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes, an international science advisory board recommended to the governments. The small ...

Explore shocking findings of microplastics in fish from Lake Ontario. Discover the impact on Great Lakes ecosystems.

These tiny shards have turned up everywhere from the depths of the ocean to the top of Mount Everest to the human body.

A new study points to some pretty serious consequences. Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining effects of food ...

Okra and fenugreek extracts can attract and remove up to 90% of microplastics from waterways — offering non-toxic, ...

"The Great Lakes hold one-fifth of the world's fresh ... "That makes this region a key battleground in fighting microplastic pollution. And the more we learn about the health risks of ...

CLEANR is set to deliver its first consumer filters on World Ocean Day, June 8 — bringing the technology beyond campuses for ...

However, microplastics were segregated from the bank sediments. City-based lake activists and experts say microplastic pollution in lakes, although a known secret, should be dealt with sooner ...

The work provides new evidence of the spread of plastic pollution and its increasing ... polluted Cooum River and Great Salt Lake. They found microplastic particles in almost every sample tested.