Wet wipes conveniently clean and sanitize soiled surfaces and skin. Because some labels do not clearly indicate how consumers ...

The fishing and aquaculture industries are major consumers of plastic. Feed hoses, nets and ropes all contain plastic – and even washing fish farming ...

You're ingesting up to 52,000 microplastic particles yearly, but Japanese researchers found that certain fibers might help your body eliminate them naturally.

Biodegradable mulch films are widely promoted as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural plastics, yet their breakdown in soil remains poorly understood. A new study reveals that plant ...

A study led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS scientists revealed that microbial communities growing on microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay carry the genetic potential to remove nitrogen from ...

Swap your plastic tools for these silicone cooking utensils that won’t leach microplastics into your food. These 9 editor-favorite spoons, spatulas, and whisks start at just $8.

Explore the urgent issue of ocean plastic pollution and its impact on marine life and human health. Find out how to help.

The chemical exposure space is extraordinarily complex: tens of thousands of synthetic and naturally occurring compounds can enter the body.

A new sports centre is set to be approved despite concerns about the risk of microplastic contamination from an artificial ...

Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments with sizes ranging from millimeters (<5 mm) to nanometers, have become a growing environmental and public health concern. First identified in the ...

Scientists develop fluorescent dye-loaded nanosized, irregularly-shaped microplastics to track their movement in real time.

Nano-microplastic particles loaded with Nile red dye enabled high-sensitivity imaging of cellular uptake. In experiments with ...