HHS and EPA announce a joint effort to tackle microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's water supply, citing a ...

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Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — have been detected in human organs and tissues, raising concerns about inflammation, heart disease, and more. Scientists estimate there ...

All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids.

Microplastics are becoming a major problem. According to the UN Environment Program, an estimated 2.7 million tons of microplastics entered the global environment in 2020. That number is expected to ...

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Discover the urgent environmental problem of ocean plastic pollution in this insightful video. Starting with scientific ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with a Madras High Court order directing that plastic-packaged products ...

It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air. Yet finding and identifying microplastics is ...