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

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...

The rate at which chewing gum releases microplastics in saliva is quite astonishing. The test suggests that within eight ...

The research team then measured the number of microplastics present in each saliva sample. Plastic particles were either ...

Then, the researchers measured the number of microplastics present in each saliva sample. Plastic particles were either stained red and counted under a microscope or analyzed by Fourier-transform ...