Debates over the presence of microplastics in the human body highlight the challenge of studying something simultaneously ...

Using cameras and artificial intelligence, the system tracks and calculates microplastic movement with high accuracy, within about 6% of manual measurements. This new, open-source technique, now ...

But how much plastic are we really breathing in? And should we be worried? A modelling study published in the journal Nature ...

Microplastic (MP) pollution poses a major concern, especially in aquatic environments, necessitating efficient detection technologies to safeguard marine life as well as human health. However, ...

Microplastic fibers are less than 5mm and often show up a vivid color under the microscope. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a device that can detect and quantify ...

Microplastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental challenges of the Anthropocene because it does not stay ...