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.

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

A new EPA report warns that PFAS in biosolids may contaminate water and food. In NC, past use as fertilizer threatens ...

What to know about the larger fight over single-use plastics after Trump's executive order against paper straws.

New data and maps released last month by the Navy as part of the cleanup process of the former Grumman site in Calverton show groundwater contaminated by PFAS is migrating off-site towards the ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.

These chemicals, often found in plasticisers, pesticides and industrial waste products, are a growing concern ...

DEQ is also monitoring wastewater plants in Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, and Reidsville, where some progress has been ...

Welsh farmers banned from disposing of waste sheep dip on their land over river pollution fears One solution is to find and fix every illegal sewage outlet to prevent waste going into rivers.