Tag: microplastics

U.S. agencies step up monitoring of drinking water for microplastics and pharmaceuticals

U.S. agencies step up monitoring of drinking water for microplastics and pharmaceuticals

U.S. federal agencies are intensifying efforts to monitor emerging contaminants in drinking water, including ...

The impact of micro- and nanoplastics on the body

The European project Polyrisk investigates the health effects of micro- and nanoplastics, which are ...

Massive Plastic Waste Found on Himalayan Peaks, Urgent Action Needed

A French explorer and his team have discovered 1.6 metric tons of plastic waste ...

Microplastics found in human lungs

A team of scientists from Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull ...

Microplastics in mountain air

Fragments of microplastics collected in the Pyrenees have been found in Africa and North ...