Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to new critical review conducted by scientists at the ...

Plastic pollution has reached every corner of our planet, from the highest mountaintops to deep ocean trenches. It also contaminates the air we breathe and water we drink. According to a 2023 report ...

It’s always been challenging to figure out what’s really in household cleaning products - you practically need a chemistry degree to decipher the labels. Now there’s another, growing concern: ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the devastating physiological and behavioural effects on fish exposed to the tiny bits of plastic pollution clogging the world's ...

The UK government must urgently draw up a comprehensive national strategy to tackle microplastic pollution or risk falling further behind international efforts to address one of the most pervasive ...

The human body is made up of 70% water, but how much is made up of plastic? According to a 2019 World Wildlife Foundation study from Australia, it is estimated that an average person could consume ...