A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic chemicals in all plastics ...

By 2029, eyeshadows, nail polishes and other cosmetics that shimmer and shine from plastic glitter could be banned in ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

PARIS, France — Microplastics have been found throughout the human body — including inside lungs, blood and brains — and ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests. Scientists analysed ...

BSI has updated its standards for the detection of microplastics in drinking water to help protect human health and larger natural ecosystems.

Scientists say microplastics can affect nearly every major system in the human body. Health risks include: Experts say ...

There is growing awareness — and alarm — at news that human brains (and the rest of our bodies) contain microplastic ...

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

There may be a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics in your brain. And if you have dementia? Research suggests you might ...