MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, July 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ever since they began to be mass-produced in the 1950s, single-use plastic water bottles have spread to ...

Micro(nano)plastics disperse in groundwater systems via mechanical transport, physicochemical transport, and biological ...

Ripping the plastic wrap from the meat or prepackaged fruit and veggies you purchased at the grocery store may contaminate your food with micro- and nanoplastics, according to new research. Plastic ...

Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza From protein misfolding to gut–brain signalling, emerging evidence suggests that everyday plastic exposure may intersect with key biological processes implicated in ...

Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production. Nano- and micro-plastics represent an urgent and rapidly growing field of research at the ...

Every few weeks, a new headline appears saying that our food, water, or even our bloodstream is being contaminated with tiny plastic fragments. Virtually unheard of in popular media before 2023, the ...