Compared with people who lived near waters with low levels of pollution — defined as seeing maybe “one tiny plastic speck in 200 bathtubs of ocean water” — people who lived near highly ...

As plastic pollution emerges as one of the planet's most pressing environmental threats, Tulane University scientists have ...

As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back ...

Living in a U.S. coastal county bordered by ocean waters with very high concentrations of microplastics may increase the risk of heart and metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary ...

Microplastic pollution near coasts tied to higher disease rates In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to higher rates of ...

Compared with people who lived near waters with low levels of pollution — defined as seeing maybe “one tiny plastic speck in 200 bathtubs of ocean water” — people who lived near highly ...

From unclean drinking water to islands of plastic in the ocean, water pollution is a worldwide concern. A recent publication in Scientific Reports explores the potential of using native ...

Water is vital for food security, human health and economic development. But as populations grow and climate change intensifies, pollution is increasing throughout the water cycle. Water pollutants ...

Florida's freshwater springs, vital for drinking water and tourism, are increasingly threatened by pollution, development and ...