Microplastics are "synthetic solid particles or polymeric matrices, with regular or irregular shape and with size ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm, of either primary or secondary manufacturing origin, which are …

Jun 2, 2025 · Are microplastics damaging to plants, animals and the wider environment? Yes. One study found they can slow the growth of a microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton, the base of …

Jul 23, 2025 · Small plastic particles called microplastics are abundant in every ecosystem and have been found in plants, animals and cells. Data has even shown that microplastics can accumulate …

Jan 29, 2025 · Scientists have estimated that adults ingest the equivalent of one credit card per week in microplastics. Studies in animals and human cells suggest microplastics exposure could be linked to …

Jul 25, 2025 · Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies.

Jul 2, 2025 · EPA researchers define microplastics, or MPs, as plastic particles ranging in size from 5 millimeters (mm), which is about the size of a pencil eraser, to 1 nanometer (nm). For comparison, a …

Feb 27, 2024 · Sometimes only about the width of a human hair, microplastics are the insidious byproduct of everyday items like packing materials, car tires, synthetic clothes as they degrade and …

Feb 4, 2025 · Plastic is everywhere, and it is essential to modern life. Yet it comes with a hidden cost: microplastics, tiny pollutants that have become a growing concern for both the environment and …

Dec 8, 2025 · Microplastics, small pieces of plastic, less than 5 mm (0.2 inch) in length, that occur in the environment as a consequence of plastic pollution. Microplastics are present in a variety of products, …

Oct 16, 2025 · Microplastics—tiny fragments formed when plastic products degrade—have been detected in human tissues at increasing rates in recent years and have been linked with a variety of …