It seems as though every few days another article is published about plastic found lodged in a remote corner of the globe or a remote human organ. Tiny pieces of plastic -- micro- or nanoplastics -- ...

The world’s reliance on plastic has many unseen consequences on human health, enabling fragments of micro- and nano-plastics — and the chemicals that they’re composed of — to proliferate throughout ...

Service members face health risks both while at home and when deployed, and the emerging global threat of micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs, may have long-term impacts on their health. "We’re beginning ...

Microplastics have shifted from an abstract pollution problem in distant oceans to a concrete health issue inside our own bodies. Scientists are now finding that one of the most convenient products in ...

Even ‘microwave safe’ plastic containers can release microplastics into meals, new study warns - Heat can trigger release of microplastics and nanoplastics as well as chemicals linked to hormone ...

Source: Marek Pavlik / Unsplash Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of our daily life, embedded in packaging and clothing, and found in our oceans, in the air we breathe, and in the water we ...

Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. That was the unsettling conclusion of a study published last year in Frontiers in Chemistry that analyzed samples taken from 259 bottled waters sold ...

From bottled water to fresh vegetables, micro- and nanoplastics are entering our food, soil and bodies, raising concerns over long-term health risks and highlighting the urgent need for responsible ...