"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies ...

In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a ...

But, according to a complaint filed Thursday in a Baltimore County Circuit Court by Middle River residents and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, construction grading on the 53-acre property has stirred ...

ZHONG Huan from Nanjing University, has uncovered a significant yet often overlooked consequence of microplastic pollution: its detrimental impact on photosynthesis—a critical process ...

In a recent scientific paper, physicians reported that switching from bottled water to filtered tap water could cut microplastic intake by about 90% — from 90,000 to 4,000 particles each year.

Synthetic clothes don't just shed fibres during wear. Manufacturing, disposal and washing are all sources of microplastic pollution. In fact, one study showed that a single load of laundry can ...

A growing "effluent plume" near Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) was far from ideal a week before Christmas. Emails and reports show how the environmental emergency at a nearby Cadbury ...

Researchers found that exposure to microplastic pollution “leads to a global reduction in photosynthesis of 7.05% to 12.12% in terrestrial plants, marine algae and freshwater algae,” researchers ...

Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, the BBC World Service has found. Data leaked by a former employee reveals ...

At the recent French-Speaking Pneumology Congress held in Marseille, France, between January 24 and 26, 2025, Olivier Brun, a pulmonologist at the Hospital Center of Perpignan in Perpignan, France ...