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.

Trump sucks the air out of paper straws with new ban. How the environmentally-friendly device has drawn so much ire - ...

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 ...

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 ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...

Our Parliamentary Affairs and Policy and Evidence teams have submitted their calls to the Government as part of the feedback process for the Spending Review.

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 ...