Rice is also a hotspot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are 3 ...

A review of more than 140 studies found that many micro- and nanoplastics in bottled water don’t come from the water itself, ...

Tamil Nadu government requests IIT-M to investigate microplastics' health impacts after court highlights risks to pregnant ...

Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

Just one plastic tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics. A single tea bag could dump nearly 12 billion microplastics into your drink — here's what to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.

There’s nothing appetizing about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. Microplastics — plastic debris under 5 millimeters (mm) long — are ubiquitous, found everywhere from food packaging and ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles under five millimeters, enter the environment from a variety of sources like larger plastic breakdown, personal care products, and industrial processes. Studies ...

Did someone say flower power? It turns out that fruits and flowers could be powerful new allies as we deal with the mounting consequences of exposure to microplastics. The Guardian summarized a new ...

Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.

DEAR DOCTORS: The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to do something to lower my family’s exposure to them. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or ...

Nagpur: Microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics have become pervasive across global and Indian water systems, raising serious environmental and pu.