Nanoplastics

Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Chemicals Agency.

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Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution

Food packaging is a source of micro- and nanoplastics in food - EurekAlert!

Nanoplastics in the Biosphere: From Molecular Impact to Planetary Crisis — The First Comprehensive Global Report on the Hidden Plastic Catastrophe

Nanoplastics Stick to Toxic Bacteria, Forming a Deadly Combination

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

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

McGill researchers develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment - EurekAlert!

Practical new tool created for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

Scientists Develop New Method To Detect Nanoplastics in Body Fluids

New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids

New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids - EurekAlert!

Nanoplastics in soil: how soil type and pH influence mobility

Nanoplastics in soil: how soil type and pH influence mobility - EurekAlert!

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

Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies

Nanoplastics at lofty heights

Nanoplastics at lofty heights - EurekAlert

Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics

Molecular insights: The dynamic dance of nanoplastics and natural organic matter - EurekAlert