Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage—this and much more can now be done thanks to a new ...

Litter near the Charles River. For 10 to 15 days, Nelia Gross, a PhD candidate studying materials science and engineering, and other researchers incubated several types of microplastics with E. coli, ...

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...

Microplastics appear to be present in filtered solutions used for medical intravenous infusions, with about 7,500 particles/L ...

HHS, a $1.6 trillion agency, includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

As we celebrate World Water Day 2025, we reaffirm our dedication to sustainability and the preservation of vital freshwater ...

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found.

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Microplastics have been found in numerous organ systems and even in the human brain. It's impossible to avoid them altogether, but you can cut back, researchers say.

A pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) methodology has been specifically developed for the identification and quantification of seven polymers commonly found in tap water. The ...

A 2024 study found that boiling water can quickly and effectively rid home drinking supplies of microplastics. Researchers found that boiling and filtering tap water could reduce the presence of ...