Microplastics are so widespread that they’ve been found everywhere from oceans and farmland to human blood and lungs. But for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microplastics are everywhere, even in the air we breathe—and we're ...

Hidden plastic in clothes: Most modern garments contain synthetic fibers like polyester and nylon that shed microplastics with every wash and dry. Why laundry pollution matters: Microfibers from ...

The tree was 98.5% effective at removing the microplastics, comparable with the current synthetic standard: aluminum sulfate.

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Tossing used contact lenses down the sink or toilet could be contributing to microplastic pollution in waterways, according to researchers at Arizona State University. However, they say it's one ...

A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...

Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress ...

Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean. They devised two simulations ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. Textiles shed microfibers while they are manufactured, worn ...