Inhaled microplastics can stay in lungs for weeks and trigger allergies - Studies have shown that in tissues where they ...
Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in landfills and spread through soil, rivers, and oceans. Over time, they ...
A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of marine ...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- More than 100 Traverse City middle school students are taking on the growing ...
On April 2, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $144 million program, STOMP (Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics), to build a "toolbox" for measuring, researching, and ...
Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...
Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress ...
You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...
Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution? Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined ...
Earlier this year, headlines screamed scary stats around just how much microplastic makes its way into the water we drink out of plastic bottles, and it’s a lot. (An average of 240,000 particles per ...
A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce exposure. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades ...