Environment ❯ Pollution ❯ Plastic Pollution

Microplastics

Health Effects Health Impacts Health Risks Sources of Microplastics Nanoplastics Ecosystem Impact Health Impact Impact on Wildlife Human Impact Environmental Impact

Airborne Microplastics Warm the Planet at About One-Sixth of Soot’s Effect

The study highlights large unknowns about how much plastic is in the air.

EPA Flags Microplastics for Drinking-Water Review as HHS Backs $144 Million Health Study

EPA Targets Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water as HHS Launches $144 Million STOMP Program

EPA Flags Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals for Drinking-Water Monitoring

Study Finds Common Lab Gloves Can Inflate Microplastics Counts

Lab Gloves Found to Distort Microplastic Measurements

Nestlé Illegal Dumps Trial Proceeds After Court Rejects Immediate New Pollution Tests

Nestlé Waters Trial in Vosges Paused as Court Throws Out Microplastics Evidence

Netflix Documentary ‘The Plastic Detox’ Reports Early Fertility Gains, Prompting Viewer Plastic Cutbacks

NIR-II Tracers Reveal Microplastics’ Path Through the Body in Real Time

New Greenpeace Review Links Reheating Plastic-Packaged Meals to Microplastics and Toxic Additives

Scientists Unveil Forensic-Style Standards to Verify Microplastics in Human Tissues

Global Analysis Dramatically Lowers Airborne Microplastic Estimates, Identifies Land as Leading Source

Global Airborne Microplastic Estimates Plunge in New Nature Study

Wave of Critiques Undercuts Claims of Microplastics in Human Tissues

New Measurements Reveal Far Higher Airborne Microplastics Over Chinese Megacities

Scientists Detect Dense Microplastic Clouds Over Guangzhou and Xi'an

Review Links Microplastics to Weaker Ocean CO2 Uptake

New Review Ties Daily Bottled Water to 90,000 Extra Microplastic Particles a Year

RIKEN Team Reports Cellulose Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Without Microplastics