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Microplastics in your clothes?
Many of today’s shoppers fear something that lurks in their closets.It may have great structure, but it’s a bit stiff. It may look good from afar, but on the body it can be scratch ...
Shailene Woodley joined researchers gathering microplastics in the Sargasso Sea, turning a remote Atlantic ecosystem ...
In 2019, Shailene
Meet Isabela Silvério, the teenage Brazilian researcher who built a prototype tyre from discarded orange peels to tackle microplastic pollution
A teenage researcher in Brazil has developed a prototype tyre using compounds extracted from discarded orange peels, in an effort to address pollution associated with tyre wear. Isabela Silvério, from São José dos Campos, Brazil, entered the 2026 International
Microplastics in the Lehigh River? New report sheds light on pollution issue
Microplastics proliferate throughout the entire Delaware River Watershed, including the Lehigh River, according to a new report by PennEnvironment. The report, Microplastics in the
Low microplastic health risk from eating seafood
PETALING JAYA: Seafood remains
Microplastic contamination of water supplies requires action | Opinion
Illinois possesses one of the most extensive and interconnected river systems in the United States. Major waterways including the Illinois River, Chicago River system, Kaskaskia, Sangamon, Rock and LaMoine flow through densely populated urban areas, intensive
Microplastics found in waterways throughout the Philly region; environmentalists call for plastics crackdown
Microplastics are persistent across the Delaware River watershed, including in the Philadelphia region, according to a new report by the PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center. ...
Danger from microplastics
PETALING JAYA: The coral reefs,
FIRST-IN-HUMAN STUDY DEMONSTRATES Qi601 CAN PHYSICALLY CAPTURE MICROPLASTICS
Peer-reviewed research reports the first human proof-of-concept evidence of a technology intentionally designed to capture microplastics ...
Delaware River Basin microplastics study reveals widespread contamination
A new study from a nonprofit organization found microplastic contamination across the Delaware River Basin, raising concerns about water quality. ...
Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug
The Science & Technology desk gathers a weekly digest of impactful and interesting research publications and developments at Stanford. Read the latest in this week’s Research Roundup. Microplastics in California Starting Oct. 1, California will list
Meet Isabella Garry, the Eden Prairie seventh-grader who tested plant-based gels in simulated stomach fluid and found psyllium could remove up to 93.3% of microplastics within 60 minutes
When Isabella Garry learned that microplastics can enter the human body through food, water and the air, she began looking for a solution that went beyond simply avoiding plastic. The seventh-grader from Central Middle School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, tested
California prepares to add microplastics to Candidate Chemicals List on Oct. 1
California is getting ready to add
Halting plastic flows into oceans by 2050 may not stop microplastic buildup
Halting new marine plastic inputs by 2050 is the core objective of the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision, which was shared and endorsed alongside the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter. However, stopping new plastic inputs will not remove
Microplastics in bottled water: What 240,000 particles per litre means for your health
A Columbia University study
The Microplastics Epidemic in Indonesia
Trash burning is common in Indonesia. But this summer, a fire broke out at a miles-long landfill, sending toxins into the air. ...
Scientist to discuss microplastics at 1912 Center on Wednesd...
A scientist will give a free public presentation about the danger of microplastics during a Moscow League of Women Voters
Shailene Woodley joined scientists in the Sargasso Sea to collect microplastics; why this remote Atlantic ecosystem became a real-world pollution laboratory
Far from the beaches and busy coastlines where plastic pollution is easiest to see, scientists found evidence of a much less visible problem in the Sargasso Sea. During a 2019 Greenpeace expedition, actress Shailene Woodley joined researchers collecting
B&C Presents "Plastics and Policy: Microplastics, EPR, and Other Emerging Trends" Webinar
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --
Hurricane Helene deposited nearly one-fifth of annual microplastics at one North Carolina site
Rainfall from Hurricane
FIRST-IN-HUMAN STUDY DEMONSTRAES Qi601 CAN PHYSICALLY CAPTURE MICROPLASTICS
Peer-reviewed research reports the first human proof-of-concept evidence of a technology intentionally designed to ...
The microplastics hiding in SA’s sacred waters
A landmark baseline study has discovered microplastic contamination across several sacred freshwater systems in South Africa, including the revered Isinuka Springs near Port St Johns. Read the full article ...
Legislators hear about strategies to control microplastic waste
Kentucky is a leader in the bourbon and horse industries. It could also become a pacesetter in innovative strategies to control microplastic waste, according to a recent committee discussion. Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, said the topic of microplastics is
Microplastics detected in soil near Periyar riverbank in Edayar industrial area in Keralam
Tests carried out at School of Environmental Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, found that the samples contained up to 2,520 microplastic particles per kg ...
Microplastics found in packaged, fresh cow milk: Study
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Study Finds Microplastics in Soil Act as a “Trojan Horse” for Pollutants Across Europe
An EU-funded research project has found microplastics in the soil of all 227 agricultural fields it tested across 11 European countries, according to ... ...
Global Plastic Waste Trade May Amplify Microplastic Pollution
Global Plastic Waste Trade May Amplify Microplastic Pollution, Study Finds International plastic waste trade could be contributing to microplastic pollution when exported material is processed through poorly controlled recycling, dumping or open burning,