Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

Styrene in high quantities is known to cause adverse effects such as liver disease. Despite styrene being a well-studied chemical, the long-term effects of acute exposure are not understood. This ...

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look – including throughout the human body.

such as plastic containers and room wallpaper. They have also been found in human bodies. Phthalates have short half-life periods--the time it takes until there is only half as much of them in the ...

“As methods for measuring microplastics in living humans improve, we can test the common-sense hypothesis that reducing intake of microplastics (e.g., drinking tap water, avoiding plastic tea ...

There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish we ... Now they are trying to determine what that means for human health. So far science lacks evidence that microplastics—pieces ...

A shocking new study suggests that common chemicals found in a wide range of everyday plastic ... to the vast body of evidence that these chemicals present a tremendous danger to human health ...

The tiny particles — which range in size from roughly the width of a pencil eraser to thinner than the diameter of a strand ...