Microplastics and their potentially harmful effects on human health (and the world) have been top-of-mind for the last few ...

Plastic pollution may ripple downstream, threatening the human and wildlife communities that depend on glacier-fed waters.

An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for ...

Microplastics—minuscule pieces of plastic broken down from larger plastic waste—are a growing concern for human health, ...

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Follows U.S. EPA's April 2026 decision to include microplastics as a priority contaminant group under the Safe Drinking Water Act's draft ...

Globally, humanity now produces a staggering 450 million tonnes of plastic every year. From food and drink containers to ...

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Microplastics are present in virtually all major Canadian freshwater systems, from urban rivers to remote environments. A new ...

Water samples are assessed for pollution levels and any impact climate pressures may be having on the river system.