A 2019 Canadian study revealed that steeping a single plastic tea bag at brewing temperature — 203 degrees Fahrenheit — releases about 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastics ...

According to one 2024 study, plastic cookware may contribute thousands of microplastic particles each year to homemade food. Old plastic kitchenware was the worst culprit, and the researchers also ...

For years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s ...

Eesha Nachnani of the University School of Nashville will present the study, "Plastic Perils: The Hidden Threat of Microplastics in Cardiovascular Health," on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 9:00 a.m ...

This plastic is also a sponge for pollutants, soaking up everything from mercury to flame retardants and pesticides. A 2013 study showed that when fish eat plastic, they absorb these toxins and are ...

In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested. Plastic is everywhere. And many products ...

But burning was "emerging as the most practiced method for managing plastic waste" with the European Union, China and Japan ...

According to the study, more than 8 million tons of plastic foam are produced globally every year, making it “one of the most abundant types of plastic pollution” found in rivers, lakes and ...

The Ocean Recovery Alliance, headquartered in Hong Kong, has released “Towards Circular Plastics: Assessing the Impact of Recycling Technologies in Tackling Plastic Pollution,” a report that assesses ...

Paris (AFP) – The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. Researchers ...