Scientists are warning that a largely invisible pollutant is turning up in places long assumed to be safe, from quiet forests ...

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.

A study found that plastic fragments in green sea turtles originated from regions far beyond their migratory range.

What do microplastics, water color, and satellites have in common? Dr. Karl Kaiser, professor of marine and coastal ...

Theresa Hübner Pressestelle Universität Bayreuth. Researchers led by Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1357 Microplastics ...

Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas than in cities, a University of Leeds study suggests. Particles ...

"Our results indicate that [the presence of micro- and nanoplastics] is a previously underestimated factor in the development and intensification of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases," Kenner added.

Researchers are sounding the alarm after finding antibiotic resistance genes released from melting Antarctic glaciers. A ...

Within recent years, many modelling approaches — based on limited plastic observations in river systems — have been designed ...

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