UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and ...

The study found that most microplastics were released within the first two minutes of chewing. Lisa Lowe, a graduate student ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

One piece of gum can release up to 637 microplastic particles The magnitude of microplastic release from chewing gum proves genuinely concerning. Study findings revealed that a single gram of gum ...

Chewing gum released up to 637 microplastic particles per gram, with most particles released within the first 8 minutes. Both natural and synthetic gums released similar amounts. Chewing gum ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It's gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...

The research findings, led by Queen’s University Belfast and published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, demonstrated how potentially harmful materials can enter the body from chewing gum.

Chewing gum has been added to the growing list of things that lead us to ingest hundreds and thousands of microplastics. But is it really surprising considering gum is pretty much made of plastic?

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is ...