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Experts at leading health care conferences last month called for further research into the health effects of microplastics ...

As HHS secretary, RFK Jr. has limited power to regulate how microplastics enter the food supply. He can also boost research ...

As we celebrate Earth Month, Jessica Oley joined Eyewitness News for a conversation about the tiny plastic particles that we inhale, eat, and drink.Oley is the founder of Pristine Sprays and said the ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health ...

The threat that microplastics pose to human health and the environment has been studied in detail in recent years. But ...

A new mouse study suggests that the microplastics produced by biodegradable, starch-based plastics may be linked to ...

According to a recent study, there’s roughly a plastic spoon’s worth of plastics ... out the effects these microplastics have on human health, but in the meantime, there are some things ...

Marine biologist Richard Thompson was out looking at barnacles in tide pools one morning in 1993 when he started noticing ...

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...

Andi Breitowich works across digital and print magazines covering health, fitness ... exactly how microplastics interact with the human body, but at a basic level, the toxic properties trigger ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...