Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...

Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used around the world to increase crop yields, conserve soil moisture, and suppress weeds. However, once these films are discarded, they can persist in the ...

Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used around the world to increase crop yields, conserve soil moisture, and suppress weeds. However, once ...

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...

Prostate tumors contain more microplastics than healthy prostate tissue, researchers from New York University Langone Health ...

Scientists at the University of Buffalo (USA) have developed an innovative method for recycling flexible plastics, which ...

Composition, interactions and resulting inhalation risk of micro- and nano-plastics in urban air. Commun Earth Environ 6, 985 (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02980-0 This research was funded by the ...

Plastic particles smaller than a grain of sand have now been found in human lungs, blood, arterial plaque, and placentas, ...

Korean firms collaborate on chemical decomposition technology that recovers carbon fibers with 95.7% efficiency for global ...

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Plastic pollution remains one of the most persistent environmental crises, with polystyrene (PS) among the hardest polymers ...