Chinese researchers who developed a new method to measure airborne microplastic pollution found more than they expected. The researchers captured, verified and measured particles as small as 200 ...

According to a new study, microplastics in the air in Xi'an city, China, more than tripled during the time period of their ...

Microplastic particles, or tiny particles of plastic measuring less than 5 millimeters, easily contaminate natural resources and the environment. This includes waterways, the air, and the soil, ...

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal of ...

A new study from has overturned assumptions about airborne plastic pollution, finding that a rural woodland area recorded ...

On icy roads, studded winter tires can save lives—but they pulverize pavement and fill the air with dangerous, inhalable ...

Urban residents are breathing in considerably more plastic particles than previously thought, according to new research. The ...

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...

Flushing with the toilet lid open releases airborne germs that can spread several feet across bathroom surfaces. Closing the lid helps limit exposure to bacteria like E. coli and norovirus, especially ...

Aerosols refer to fine solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, where they reside typically for days to weeks before falling to the ground or being washed out by rain or snow. They arise ...