Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles can greatly increase how much toxic chemicals enter plants and human cells.

“Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of ... toxic — migrate back into the environment throughout the plastic life cycle, while the plastic itself breaks down into microplastics, which ...

The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

Micro-nanoscale polystyrene co-exposure impacts the uptake and translocation of arsenic and boscalid by lettuce (Lactuca ...

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human ...

The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) reaches 25-country milestone, becoming the largest global programme tackling ...

President Donald Trump is set to reverse a ban on plastic straws in US government buildings, undoing a policy introduced by ...

Downcycling' plastic - i.e. recycling waste without sorting it - has 'almost as much' climate impact as incinerating it, ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

(Getty Images/iStockphoto) The research, presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in Denver, raised urgent questions about the role of plastic pollution in pregnancy ...