More microplastics and forever chemicals are popping up in our drinking water. As a public health expert, I rounded up seven ...

Studies have long identified washing machines as a major contributor to microplastics, with fibers shedding from clothing ...

Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

According to a 2018 study, 94% of tap water samples from the U.S. are contaminated with microplastics, the highest level in the world. Another study found bottled water is no purer: 93% of samples ...

Learn how boiling water may be a simple solution to removing microplastics from drinking water.

Your laundry is shedding more than just lint. Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a ...

Sadly, we know that microplastics are getting everywhere, including our drinking water – but researchers have developed a new way to tackle the problem: a filter made of a rather unusual combination ...

Microplastics typically go unnoticed in different tap water sources. Researchers at the University of Missouri college of engineering have designed a filter to fit on standard faucets with the goal of ...

And while it’s easy to feel helpless about it, some experts are putting in the work to help us make smarter choices. One of them is Dana Zhaxylykova (@dankazh), a microplastics researcher and ...

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn now ...

Harnessing the power of mechanical energy, researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology and of Korea Institute of Industrial Tech have discovered an eco-friendly way to remove ...