Microplastic pollution from industrial waste has been contaminating freshwater ecosystems for decades, with evidence pointing to this run-off starting in the 1950s to 1970s. Now, though, new evidence ...

In recent years, driven by a ferocious onslaught of exaggerated mainstream media accounts, the narrative surrounding microplastics has been woven into a tale of ecological doom, ultimately painting a ...

While scientific research agencies have seen major cutbacks under President Donald Trump, a key federal research scientist says the government maintains a "keen interest" in examining health concerns ...

The field of Environmental Science has recently turned its focus towards the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, ...

In an article published in npj Science of Food, scientists led by the Food Packaging Forum show that the normal and intended use of plastic food packaging and other food contact articles (FCAs), such ...