Spoiler alert: It’s not pretty. Microplastics are tiny particles less than 5 millimeters in size that break off from larger plastic items and industrial waste over time. “While much of the ...

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

There are trillions of microplastic particles, ranging in size from about one micrometer to a few millimeters, on Earth. Many ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two minutes of chewing—thanks to the mechanical action, rather than the enzymatic ...

Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size that usually require a microscope to ... Researchers found that exposure to microplastic pollution “leads to a global reduction ...

The technology researchers used could only identify microplastics 20 micrometers wide or larger — they couldn’t assess the smaller, nano-size plastics. That means their microplastic counts are ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of ...

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Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical ...