Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other ...

In the same time period, microplastics — defined as particles with a diameter less than 5 micrometers, about the width of a human hair — have exploded into the public consciousness, riding on a wave ...

The researchers said that a bioplastic alternative would be ideal for foods that ned a "food-safe" plastic lining.

Cave sediment sequesters anthropogenic microparticles (including microplastics and modified cellulose) in subsurface environments. Science of The Total Environment , 2023; 893: 164690 DOI: 10.1016 ...

Scientists are working with microbes found in Australia's unique ecosystem to create bioplastics which break down in land, ...

These microplastics, less than 5 mm in size, enter ecosystems through weathering, accumulating in marine and terrestrial animal bodies — and ultimately, in humans.

Plasticrelated chemicals impact wildlife by entering niche environments and ... who suffer from macroplastics and microplastics-associated contaminants in the aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Earlier this year, the environmental consulting firm Earth Action estimated that nearly 13 million metric tons of microplastic enter the oceans and terrestrial environment annually.