Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

The Rising Waters team regularly receives questions about flooding, sea-level rise and climate change impacts. This week, readers asked us to explain the best way to remove microplastic from drinking ...

Microplastics in water and the environment is one of the hot topics under the general discussion of environmental professionals. These microplastic particles are present everywhere, also in tap water.

Microplastic (MP) contamination is a worldwide concern. Despite this, there is no standard method for assessing MP concentrations in rivers, which are the main entry points of MPs into oceans. This ...

An emerging body of research about the risks posed by microplastics was facilitated by preliminary findings related to the ocean. New research identified a major plastic pollution problem on the ...

ASHEVILLE - A reader asks if the city of Asheville tests water supply for microplastics. Should residents boil their drinking water to reduce contaminants? Do you have a question for Answer Man or ...

This summer, a group of volunteers spent quite a bit of time out on the beach combing through the sand in search of microplastics. “The microplastic sampling program we modified from the EPA’s beach ...

Hoof it through the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American ...

LANSING, MI — Michigan is launching a new “Microplastics Awareness Week” to draw attention to the growing problem of plastic pollution. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy ...