In A Nutshell Common lab gloves can leave behind residues that look like microplastics under standard tests. A single touch ...

Kitchen sponges shed microplastics, but water use drives most environmental harm. Real-world and lab data show reducing water consumption has the greatest impact. Kitchen sponges may look harmless, ...

Microplastics are everywhere, which makes studying them all the more difficult. Labs are doing all they can to be ...

The particles, which we identified as stearate salts, are used to help the gloves cleanly release from their mold during the ...

How high are concentrations of microplastics in the environment, in our drinking water or in foods? Researchers have developed an automated analysis method for the identification and quantification of ...

Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. A study in ...

Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. The study ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBCD) — Charleston Waterkeeper has opened a first-of-its-kind Community Science Lab, inviting residents, ...

RECOUP (Recycling of Used Plastics Ltd.), based in England, has expanded its in‑house laboratory by improving its microplastic analysis capabilities, enabling it to examine plastics at a more detailed ...

In collaboration with Daylight Solutions and the Alfred Wegener Institute, MG Optical Solutions presented groundbreaking research on microplastic (MPP) analysis at Photonics West Virtual. Utilizing ...

Recycled fishing nets and household plastics create durable roads while reducing marine debris and landfill overflow in ...