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Microplastics—No Longer a Micro Concern for Consumer Products

Sea salt in Lombok Island, Indonesia is contaminated with microplastics: study

Sea salt sold in markets across Lombok Island, Indonesia, is contaminated with microplastics, according to a recent study. Microplastics are small plastic particles less than 5 mil...

The Microplastics Epidemic in Indonesia

Tiny fragments of plastic are in the air, land and water in the country, where the burning of trash is common.

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Microplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Avoid Eating Them.

Microplastics in our blood could put us at greater risk of a heart attack

Decades of plastic merchandise disintegrating in our environment have left our planet – and much of our bodies – coated in a fine dust of synthetic polymers.Continue ReadingCategor...

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Microplastics Pose A Huge Threat To Arctic Climate Feedback Loops

New research has found that microplastics have transitioned from a mere waste issue into active geophysical forces altering the Arctic climate.

Tangled seaweed inspires one-size-fits-all cleaners for ocean microplastics

A seaweed-inspired, nanostructured biopolymer mesh captures microplastics from millimeter scale to tens of nanometers in fresh and salt water.

Deep-sea snails and mussels in Indian and Pacific Oceans contain microplastics, study finds

Three days away from shore, in the darkened control room of a huge ship, all eyes are fixed on a glowing wall of screens. Live images of mussels and snails appear. The animals are...

From rivers to mangroves, microplastics are contaminating the Amazon

MANAUS, Brazil — On June 20, a 50-member team led by NGO Asas de Socorro and Rede Reviva walked about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) along the shoreline of the Puraquequara Lake in easter...

Scientists Tested 17 Human Artery Samples – And Found Microplastics in Every Single One

With microplastics (plastic fragments less than 5 mm or 0.2 inches in size) being discovered in multiple parts of the body – including bones and the … Source

Freshwater Wetlands Act as Microplastics Traps

Researchers have demonstrated that freshwater wetlands trap and move microplastics, highlighting a major pollution challenge for coastal watersheds.

Are Microplastics Linked To Higher Heart Attack Risk?

WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2026 — Compared to healthier patients, people who suffer heart attacks tend to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their blood, a small new study has...

Plastic found in Amazon fish as particles become trapped in river plants

Plastic pollution is alarmingly prevalent among fish in the Amazon, leading to serious complications in their gills and digestive systems. The surrounding aquatic vegetation along...

Magnetic MOF removes 95% of microplastics and nanoplastics from wastewater

A reusable magnetic MOF removes over 95% of microplastics and nanoplastics, plus some PFAS and other pollutants, from wastewater within an hour.

Microplastics Found 2,000 Meters Below Ocean’s Surface

Plastic pollution is prevalent even in the deep ocean, researchers have found.

Supplement That Binds to Microplastics May Remove Them From Our Body

July 17, 2026 | Source: NewScientist | by Helen Thomson A postbiotic may limit our absorption of microplastics, according to the first human trial of a microplastic-removal supple...

Scientists Tested 17 Human Artery Samples – And Found Microplastics in Every Single One

August 03, 2026 | Source: Science Alert | by David Nield With microplastics (plastic fragments less than 5 mm or 0.2 inches in size) being discovered in multiple parts of the body...

From Rivers to Mangroves, Microplastics Are Contaminating the Amazon

All particles found in the fish intestines were fibers: 0.5-4.37 millimeter-thin, elongated filaments. The post From Rivers to Mangroves, Microplastics Are Contaminating the Amazon...

Another Study Suggests Plastic Particles Strengthen E. coli Biofilms; Researchers Underline Drinking Water Safety Implic...

Adding to a growing body of evidence that micro- and nanoplastics may enhance the virulence and persistence of pathogens in food and the environment, a new study found that nanopla...

Viewpoint: Do Heart Attack Patients Have More Micro and Nanoplastics in Their Blood?

Microplastics are a big environmental issue. They’ve been found in oceans, drinking water, seafood, the air we breathe, and increasingly throughout the human body, from the placent...

Russian scientists create Arctic microplastics' first digital passport

By using it, neural networks will be able to distinguish with an accuracy of more than 96% polyethylene from polypropylene right in the ocean, and environmentalists will have an ac...

Casualty at Port of Tyne Caused Large Release of Plastic Nurdles

Plastic nurdle spills are among the least-desired forms of pollution for coastal states: They are difficult to remediate, persist for years, and are h...