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Microplastics are everywhere—in our food, our water and even the air. Scientists and engineers around the world have developed all ... The samples were than boiled for five minutes and allowed to cool ...

There are likely hundreds of trillions of pieces of plastic floating around the world’s oceans - and one country has been named the worst polluter. Millions of tons of plastic end up in Earth’s water ...

There are likely hundreds of trillions of pieces of plastic floating around the world’s oceans - and one country has been named the worst polluter. Millions of tons of plastic end up in Earth ...

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...

The research, which draws from not-for-profit The Ocean Cleanup's systematic surveys of the NPGP between 2015 and 2022, found an unexpected rise in mass concentration of plastic fragments that are ...

The fact that plastics pollute the environment and generate problems has been well-researched in many areas. However, there is little information on the impacts of plastics on climate and ...