microplastics

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water

Photo: Emiliam Robert VIcol American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in…

9 months ago

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study

Microplastics and other pieces of rubbish in the sand in Lanzarote, Spain. Photograph: Susanne Fritzsche/Alamy Scientists express concern over health impacts,…

9 months ago

Nanoplastics: Why you may be eating and drinking more microplastics than you thought

Watch the PBS news report here: www.pbs.org From takeout containers to water bottles, plastic seems unavoidable in our daily lives.…

11 months ago

Stricter Microplastics Regulations Are on the Horizon. Here’s How California Manufacturers Should Prepare

According to the American Chemical Association, the average American consumes up to 121,000 microplastic particles each year—through air, water, and soil—and…

12 months ago

KNOWABLE: In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing

In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific…

1 year ago