In an age where nano- and microplastics (NMPs) are literally everywhere, scientists found a simple solution to remove them ...

Once released into the environment, the fate and movement of MPs are shaped by factors such as particle size, shape, density, ...

Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs ... representing significant progress toward accessible, field-ready detection methods. 30 Towards faster, cost-effective and scalable methods While no single ...

These limitations highlight the urgent need for advanced detection methods that can analyze microplastics in their natural state within biological tissues. This study (DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.

Microplastics in drinking water present serious health risks, with their pervasive presence raising concerns about human ...

Bottles, bags, and other debris — it’s not uncommon nowadays to walk alongside the bank of a river or lake and see piles of ...

Microplastic pollution in agricultural soils is an emerging threat to food safety and ecosystem health, yet detecting these ...

"One way to better address the growing microplastics issue is to develop standardized testing methods that provide ... take steps to improve microplastic detection and screening at the wastewater ...

The potential health and environmental hazards from microplastics filtered into our drinking water is real. Microplastics are ...

"We know that microplastics are really ... The authors say that detection methods used may have missed tinier particles or misidentified materials and the small sample size also limits conclusions ...

For more sensitivity, scientists turn to chemical detection ... laser-based method to determine the composition of microplastics without damaging their host tissue. This allows the researchers ...