Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

The researchers, from the University of California, Los Angeles, calculated that one piece of gum could shed hundreds or a ...

Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size that usually require a microscope to see. Studies have shown the negative effects of microplastics and their even smaller cousins ...

A new study has confirmed that microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs ... the most commonly used plastic in packaging and consumer goods. Under an electron microscope, these plastic fragments ...

There is growing concern that plastics may also be responsible for significant harm to the earth’s environment and human ...

Micro and nanoplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long that can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer. Researchers also found the concentration of plastics in the ...

There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish ... Debra Lee Magadini positions a slide under a microscope and flicks on an ultraviolet light. Scrutinizing the liquefied digestive ...

These include not drinking bottled water, not heating food in plastic containers and avoiding ... that they released a total of 16 μm of micro and nanoplastics. The advice to avoid tinned food ...