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

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

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

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. The study ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Could previous microplastics research about them accumulating in our bodies have been mistaken? The post Today’s ...