The particles can even find their way to your food.

Researchers have found potential health and environmental threats lurking in dissolvable medical devices.

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This research adds to a mountain of evidence. Researchers discover invisible threat lurking at popular vacation destination: ...

A new study by the University of Vienna shows airborne microplastic emissions are much lower than previously thought, with ...

The fashion industry says recycled polyester is green, but campaigners say it’s just greenwash.

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Chinese researchers who developed a new method to measure airborne microplastic pollution found more than they expected. The researchers captured, verified and measured particles as small as 200 ...

A new study from has overturned assumptions about airborne plastic pollution, finding that a rural woodland area recorded ...

The prevalence of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living disability were significantly higher in coastal counties with very high vs low marine microplastic levels. Compared with ...