Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a study ...

Microplastics are harbouring bacteria in wastewater and that could be dangerous for human health. View on euronews ...

Hong Kong's unique marine environment, with its rich ecosystems, provides vital habitats and food sources for various marine ...

This suggests that microplastics in the air may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise. Clouds in the atmosphere can be made up of liquid ...

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...

Every day humans ingest, inhale or otherwise come in contact with microplastics, which are less than five millimetres (0.2 inches) and mostly invisible to the naked eye. "A human in 2024 has ...

This suggests that microplastics in the air may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise. Clouds in the atmosphere can be made up of liquid ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study.

Wastewater treatment plants are designed to remove contaminants from wastewater, but microplastics persist and can become colonized by a sticky microbial biofilm. Previous research has suggested ...