Imperial and Germany's Technical University of Munich (TUM) are launching a joint research centre to tackle particle pollution.The Imperial-TUM Centre ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles can greatly increase how much toxic chemicals enter plants and human cells.

Eli Hanechak claims to have a patent pending on an enzyme mutation that could accelerate the breakdown of plastic waste.

Imperial and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are launching a joint research centre in health resilience.The Centre will reveal the human ...

Researchers analyzed 91 brain samples from deceased individuals, finding plastic particles in all, with higher concentrations ...

The presence of microplastics in marine environments disrupts carbon cycles and contributes to climate change, affecting ecosystems and greenhouse gas dynamics.

Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.