Hormone spray eases nanoplastic stress in pot-grown wheat
In Journal of Advanced Research work dated September 23, 2026, 0.05 mg/L 24-epibrassinolide led among three foliar doses.
23 September 2026 · Bioengineer
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Review splits particle transfer from later-generation harm
A critical review in New Contaminants finds direct proof of maternal particle transfer still limited.
23 Sept · News-Medical
Every puree in a 15-product test contained microplastics
Counts ran from 17,177 particles per serving in a Serenity Kids pouch to 814,589 in Walmart Parent's Choice Stage 1 Carrot.
22 Sept · ConsumerAffairs
Soil microplastics act as a Trojan horse for toxins and pathogens
Minagris recorded particles in all 227 agricultural fields sampled across 11 countries after five years and 22 peer-reviewed studies.
16 Sept · The Guardian
India’s top court drops oxo-biodegradable school pads
Para 178(II)(i) now requires biodegradable, biocompatible and compostable napkins under ISO 17088 read with IS 5405.
16 Sept · LawBeat
Rivers sent roughly 263,000 tons of microplastics to oceans in 2022
A Science model trained on 1,386 river measurements put about 96% of that load in the Global South, more than half from Southeast and East Asia.
14 Sept · Phys.org
Swiss air deposits hundreds of plastic particles per square metre daily
Empa and partners recorded an average 881 particles per square metre per day in Zurich and 249 to 331 at four other sites over a year.
11 Sept · Phys.org
Bulimba Creek ranks highest for hazardous creek microplastics
Among three Brisbane urban creeks, it posted the highest scores for hazardous microplastics and ecological risk.
10 Sept · phys.org
Lung-cancer bronchoscopy patients carried more lung microplastics
Among 100 people scoped at University Hospital of Larissa, 50 later diagnosed with lung cancer were more likely to show particles than 50 who were not.
9 Sept · Oncology Central
Hot drinks pull nanoparticles from paper-cup linings
Both polylactic acid and polyethylene linings leached millions of particles when a hot drink was poured.
9 Sept · The Star
Peptide sensor catches 50-nanometer polystyrene
A Science Tokyo team led by Mana Toma detected particles in 20 minutes in lab, aquarium and pond water.
8 Sept · Mirage News
More microplastics in lung fluid of cancer patients
Fifty lung-cancer patients in Greece had 20 percent more particles in lung fluid than people without the disease.
7 Sept · The Independent
More lung microplastics in cancer bronchoscopy patients
Among 100 people at University Hospital of Larissa, wash samples showed particles in 66 percent with lung cancer versus 46 percent without.
5 Sept · Earth.com
Review frames microplastics as chemical and biological shuttles
Researchers including Jingliang Shi set out a three-tiered physical, chemical and biological risk framework in Energy & Environment Nexus.
4 Sept · News-Medical
Farm plastic mulch seeds soils and streams
Monterey County growers used nearly 8 million pounds of mulch a year as of 2019, mostly on strawberries.
1 Sept · Times of San Diego
Hot drinks strip particles from lined takeaway cups
PLA-lined cups shed 12 times more microplastics than PE-lined ones.
1 Sept · Daily Mail
Soil microplastics flagged as emerging UK food-security threat
An APPG report identifies UK agricultural soils as among the most contaminated in Europe, often from repeated sewage-sludge fertiliser.
31 Aug · The Guardian
Paper-cup linings shed millions of plastic particles in hot water
PLA-lined cups released about 12 times more plastic by total mass than PE-lined cups.
31 Aug · Earth.com
Sea-lion scat in the Galápagos carries packaging polymers
Microplastics appeared in 44.4 percent of 160 scat samples, averaging 0.69 particles each, a study covered 29 August 2026 reported.
29 Aug · spectroscopyonline.com
PLA cup linings shed more particles into hot drinks
PLA-lined cups released a total particle mass about 12-fold higher than PE-lined cups.
29 Aug · Phys.org
Science experts say knowledge is enough to act on microplastics
A new Science report by global experts says evidence can already inform a worldwide strategy, including a United Nations Plastic Pollution Treaty.
29 Aug · futura-sciences.com
LIBS-Raman platform reads metals on single plastic beads
Limits of detection were 2.29 ppm for lead and 1.61 ppm for copper.
28 Aug · spectroscopyonline.com
Moss samples in North Macedonia hold atmospheric microplastics
The highest load was 16.72 MP g −1 dry weight at Vodno–Skopje.
27 Aug · mdpi.com
Wetland sediments laced with microplastics
Particles turned up in 38 of 40 samples, or 95 percent, at Spruce Bluff Preserve.
26 Aug · EurekAlert
Used-clothing dumps in Kenya shed fibres that carry pathogens
More than 4.5 billion used garments reach Africa each year; Nairobi dumps take 86 tonnes of textile waste a day, a 26 August 2026 letter noted.
26 Aug · news.mongabay.com
No U.S. drinking-water microplastics mandate before 2031
Claire Julian writes that the EPA omitted microplastics from proposed UCMR 6 because no validated, standardized analytical method exists.
25 Aug · scienceandmedicinegroup.com
Abandoned North Sea pipes modelled as microplastic source
University of Plymouth modelling puts possible annual releases into the North Sea at 4.5 to 500 tonnes.
25 Aug · Oceanographic
China landfill model maps microplastic stock
East China accounts for 45.6% of the national landfill microplastic stock.
22 Aug · Nature Communications
Tire wear tops Dutch microplastic load in nature
TNO and RIVM studies put tire wear as the largest source reaching Dutch nature.
19 Aug · EenVandaag
Tapirs, bats and blue nests carry Amazon plastics inland
Researchers found microplastics in 95 percent of the bats analyzed, including digestive tract, liver and respiratory tract.
18 Aug · news.mongabay.com
Arctic FTIR library of marine particles released
MICROSCAN holds 2010 FTIR spectra of particles collected in 2020–2021.
18 Aug · Scientific Data
Lake waters hold far more tiny plastic than earlier trawls showed
Small-sized microplastics exceed prior lake reports by up to 656-fold, a 17 August 2026 npj Clean Water paper found.
17 Aug · nature.com
Microplastics left off tap-water monitoring list
Opponents of plastic pollution say the Trump administration has effectively delayed nationwide monitoring for at least five years.
13 Aug · Truthout
Pirarucu air-breathing organs face microplastic risks
An article outlines dangers of exposure in the modified swim bladder that functions as a primitive lung.
10 Aug · news.mongabay.com
Magnetic microrobots pulled plastics from lab soil and water
Swarms removed 94 percent of polystyrene and 89 percent of PET from water in about an hour, an 8 August 2026 report said.
8 Aug · phys.org
Microplastics found even thousands of metres down in deep-sea vent animals
Snails and mussels from vents more than 2,000m down averaged 3.42 microplastic particles each, with 92 per cent of animals contaminated.
3 Aug · independent.co.uk
Vent mussels and snails carry particles in two oceans
Eleven of 12 sampled animals held microplastics, or 92% of the specimens.
3 Aug · news.mongabay.com
Illinois EPA page on sources, routes and state law
Plastic waste is estimated to have increased from 390,000 U.S. tons in 1960 to over 35 million U.S. tons in 2018.
epa.illinois.gov
Everyday products shed billions of microplastics in normal use
Synthetic teabags released 2.3 million MP per cup of tea.
plasticsoupfoundation.org
Vent snails and mussels carry microplastics
Mean load was 3.42 ± 3.23 particles per Alviniconcha snail or Bathymodiolus mussel.
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