Researchers have found that the impact of microplastics on aquatic plants may not be as clear-cut as expected, depending on the prevailing aquatic conditions. In recent years, microplastics are...
Extensive amount of microplastics have been detected in soils of both artificial and natural ecosystems in tropical areas, highlighting the emerging global plastic problem. From 1950 to 2015, the...
The water we rely on is being clogged fast by prescription drug waste, chemicals used in agriculture and industry, and micro-plastics, and it is seeping into the public water chain to threaten human...
When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food chain. There are currently more than 150 million tons of plastics in the ocean....