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Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue—they are part of daily life. These microscopic plastic particles ...

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Compost piles are prepped for screening at the Tulare Lake Compost plant. Researchers say that natural fertilizers created from sewage sludge are an increasing source of wind-blown microplastics.

We all know that staying hydrated is essential for our health, but what if the water we drink contains tiny pieces of plastic? Recent studies have revealed that microplastics are present in drinking ...

Daily exposure to microplastics may accelerate artery damage and heart disease, especially in men, a new study finds.

New research shows that boiling hard tap water may significantly reduce microplastics and other contaminants, offering a ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in a variety of seafood products, with a recent study finding microplastics in nearly ...

A research team at the University of Bayreuth has experimentally investigated how the popular climbing discipline of bouldering affects vegetation and the surface structure of natural rock formations.

The tiny particles are widespread in waterbirds around the world. Now, research is finding them in neighborhood songbirds, ...

A research team has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the source. A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique ...