While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that—in a single ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

Proof-of-concept work uses unique, safe particles to remove microplastics in a single cycle. In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that, in ...

The Source: This report is based on a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, with expert insights from marine scientist Marcus Eriksen and microplastic ...

Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Most studies on the effects of organisms on microplastic characteristics have focused on microorganisms, while the impact of animal feeding ...

It was staggering to see." The rate of antibiotic resistance on the microplastic was so shockingly high compared to other materials that the scientist performed each experiment multiple times ...