nanoplastics

Health

Could nanoplastics in the environment turn E. coli into a bigger villain?

Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots;…

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Health

New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air…

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World

We know nanoplastics are a threat — this new tool can help us figure out just how bad they are

While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics,…

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Environment

Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps | Plastics

Particles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps, a pioneering project has…

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