Scientists were certain that nanoplastics (synthetic polymers ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm, according to the National ...

A scientific review of more than 140 studies found that people who rely on bottled water ingest far more microplastic particles each year than tap water drinkers — by a wide margin.

Microbubbles in the tap water you just poured into a plastic glass are strong enough to create tiny abrasions on the inner ...

A recent study analyzed three brands of bottled water and found a liter contained an average of 240,000 pieces of plastic The average liter of bottled water contains a quarter of a million pieces of ...

A new study analyzed atmospheric concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics, and found that there are likely two to ...

Over the past year, scientists have searched brain tissue, arteries and even joints for the presence of microplastics. The ...

I searched through my kitchen cabinets and found several surprising items that could be releasing microplastics into my meals ...

Today's filtration technologies do a wonderful job of producing potable water, but the spread of plastic waste throughout the environment means there are new threats to contend with. A new study has ...

Is anyone really surprised to learn that bottled drinking water is loaded with tiny bits of plastic? The bottles are, after all, plastic. So are the caps. It stands to reason that microscopic bits of ...

Researchers have created a new two-layer membrane filtration system that can significantly reduce the amount of micro and ...

The study said that once inhaled, microplastics and nanoplastics can carry additives, absorbed chemicals, and pathogens into ...

But, we may be taking more plastics into our systems through our respiratory systems. There’s been less investigation of nanoplastics: particles smaller than microplastics, so small that they can move ...