Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...
A Lancet study warns that health impacts from plastics could double by 2040, urging urgent policy changes to mitigate risks.
"Much more ambitious action from governments and industry transparency is needed." Experts sound alarm over ominous side ...
Plastic pollution refers to the accumulation of plastic waste in the environment, on land, in water bodies, and even in the air. Plastics are synthetic materials that do not biodegrade easily, and ...
The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...
However, little is known about how these pollutants interact during early development, particularly in sensitive organs such as the eye. Based on these challenges, it is necessary to conduct in-depth ...
Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...
Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...
Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.