Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in ...

Experts say small changes at home can significantly reduce microplastic pollution. Here's our guide to lowering microplastics ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. A plastic microfiber ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have observed that handwashing synthetic fabrics in water with higher total dissolved solids (TDS) leads to more ...

Ocean hypoxia and microplastics are interconnected crises, intensifying each other and threatening marine ecosystems and ...

New research suggests some biodegradable electronic materials persist in soil for years, breaking down into microplastics ...

Recycled polyester is promoted as eco-friendly, but studies show it sheds microplastics that worsen microplastic pollution ...

Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ...

The great diversity of scientific techniques and methods used in the study of marine microplastics pollution limits the current knowledge of this serious environmental problem threatening our ...

A 2020 study found that there may be more microplastics in some waters than zooplankton, a group of plankton that include tiny animals and some immature larger animals. That may not seem like a big ...

Microplastics dispersed in the environment may enhance antibiotic resistance. A study found the chemical-leaching plastics draw bacteria and other vectors and make them susceptible to antibiotic ...