Now, research is pointing to the previously unexplored impact of dishwashing on microplastic pollution. A new study published in American Chemical Society ES&T Water has revealed that washing plastic ...

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Elvis Okoffo from UQ's ...

The EU has recently targeted microplastic inputs from artificial turf and paint and has passed rules to limit microplastic discharges in wastewater treatment. US states are beginning to regulate ...

One of the worries about microplastic particle pollution is the possibility that the particles may accumulate harmful bacteria in the environment, then pass those microbes on to us. Well ...

But this study really shows that non-selective suspension feeders like sponges, snails, and polychaetes are actually better indicators of microplastic pollution, because we found that the non ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — They’re invisible to the eye, but microplastics and nanoplastics are now showing up nearly everywhere — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and even ...

“When we first started to discuss these microplastic exposures, I was sure that the macrophages would just eat (phagocytose) and digest them (lysosomally process), and that would be the end of ...

More like discomfort food. A collection of four papers — published Tuesday in the journal Brain Medicine — reports a disturbing link between microplastics, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and ...

Experts urge swift action as microplastics silently degrade lake ecosystems Researchers find harmful micro-debris in sediment samples from Bellandur and Madiwala; experts call for urgent waste ...

Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water. Even as the city tries to tackle this issue, it means that ...