The undissolved exoskeletons (insect shell) and any microplastics could be distinguished from each other using an optical microscope with ... was started under the name "Safety of packaging ...

Although Dasani's bottled water has not been tested for plastics or other harmful chemicals, many seem reluctant to taste it.

It is especially surprising because they are tiny -- microplastics are less than 5 millimeters, and nanoplastics are under 1 micrometer. However, studies suggest that these tiny particles could ...

We updated our baby bottle recommendations based on new testing. Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere. The teeny tiny pieces of plastic have been found in everything from drinking water ...

In a laboratory at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in Palisades, New York, Debra Lee Magadini positions a slide under a microscope ... have found microplastics in 114 ...

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested mealworms in a more ...

“The planet is under great threat from microplastics, and aquatic ecosystems are the first to suffer,” wrote the authors. “Even under a variety of policies, including plastic product ...

so those will come off under normal conditions,” Trasande explained. “And then you also have the polymers that are the plastic. They break down… whether it’s to microplastics, nanoplastics ...