Your lunch might be feeding you a mouthful of microplastics with each bite. Here are some microplastic-prone foods that you ...

A West Virginia University student sampling fish in Appalachian streams made an unwanted discovery: Every one had ...

Microplastics and other human-made particles are widespread in the seafood that we eat and could be damaging our health. A recent study by scientists at Portland State University (PSU)'s Applied ...

The inevitable has happened. Microplastics have already been found in birds and fish and whales, so it should have come as no surprise that they have now been discovered in humans.

Tiny bits of plastic — called microplastics—are turning up in lakes, rivers, and even the food we eat. They’re not just ...

When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her ...

A new study from West Virginia University adds to the growing catalog of evidence that microplastics are everywhere on Earth, including the water, air, and wildlife in national parks.

Microplastics and nanoplastics range from mountain peaks to brain cells, raising urgent questions regarding their impact on human health.

According to a new study published in Frontiers in Toxicology, commonly consumed fish are ridden with microplastics, which have been linked to negative health outcomes such as cardiovascular ...

Fish is good for humans, loaded with beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D, she said. And microplastics have been found in nearly every food we eat, including beef, chicken and pork, sea ...

They said microplastics levels in Great Lakes fish are "among the highest reported worldwide," which suggests people who eat them are exposed to the pollutants.

Other fish are also likely to contain microplastics too, but the study focused on six species that are commonly consumed in Oregon. It's not the first time microplastics have been found in seafood ...