In recent years, microplastics have emerged as a significant concern for environmental health and safety, with their long-term impacts still not fully understood. Defined as plastic particles smaller ...

Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere from brain tissue to arteries and warning of the health risks posed by their buildup inside our bodies. They’re also discovering just how easily the ...

A new model developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada uses advanced spectroscopy and artificial intelligence to identify the presence of microplastics in wastewater. Researchers ...

A few months into its development, the Alaska and Arctic Waterways Analytics lab at Alaska Pacific University has already found microplastics in water samples taken all over Alaska. APU received a $5 ...