Airborne microplastics may influence climate dynamics significantly Penn State study links microplastics to changes in cloud ...

A recent study has shown that plastic cutting boards can release thousands of microplastic particles into food.

For the past five years, researchers at WVU have been developing microwave technology that could change the way everyday ...

To see whether microplastic fragments could serve as nuclei for water droplets, we used four of the most prevalent types of ...

How we did our work To see whether microplastic fragments could serve as nuclei for water droplets, we used four of the most prevalent types of plastics in the atmosphere: low density polyethylene, ...

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." ...

Plastic cutting boards may be contaminating your food with microplastics, posing potential health risks. Learn about the ...

These tiny pieces of plastic have been detected almost everywhere on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as well as in the air, water, soil and food chain.

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“This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space,” ...