Furniture, clothing and food packaging can all shed tiny particles that can end up in our bodies. (Ryan Jenq/The New...
On Farms, ‘Plasticulture’ Persists
U.S. farms are covered in plastic, from the sides of greenhouses to plastic mulch, hoop houses, irrigation tubes, and more....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics?
Row crop agricultural field in the gentle rolling hills of San Benito County in California. Photo taken January 14, 2013....
How will water sector be impacted as EPA targets PFAS?
In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two much-anticipated final rules pertaining to certain contaminants within the broad class of synthetic...
Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why
Researcher Hannah Bonner conducts a visual monitoring survey of benthic cyanobacteria in North Creek, a tributary of Utah’s Virgin River....