The researchers added different types of microplastics into the soil: polyamide beads (a primary microplastic), polyester fibers (the most common type of secondary microplastic) and four different ...

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which could have consequences for ecosystem health ...

Environment Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil Soil samples from a long-running UK experiment show that microplastic pollution has risen sharply in the past 50 years ...

On average, Americans eat, drink and breathe between 70,000 and 121,000 microplastic particles each year depending on their age and sex, new research suggests.

Fibers, like those found in the dolphins, are the most commonly observed microplastic type, accounting for 71% of the total number of microplastic particles found in a study of river water.

My InsiderThe researchers compiled data from 26 studies, looking at 3,600 samples of food and drink sources including seafood, salt, sugar, honey, beer, and water from the tap and bottles. They ...

The report said, "This trend (of dominant microplastic types) underscores the widespread prevalence of fibre-based pollutants, likely originating from synthetic textiles and fishing-related ...

The levels of microplastic on the surface of the Tennessee were also 80 percent higher than in China's Yangtze River, which a recent study found to be the source of 55 percent of all river-born ...

“Another interesting aspect was the diversity of microplastic types found among species, with polyethylene predominant in fish and polyvinyl chloride, the only plastic detected in oysters.” ...