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Airborne Microplastics Warm the Planet at About One-Sixth of Soot’s Effect

The study highlights large unknowns about how much plastic is in the air.

Cocaine Metabolite Makes Young Salmon Swim Farther, Field Study Finds

New York Loosens Lower Hudson Fish-Eating Guidelines

EPA Flags Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals for Drinking-Water Monitoring

France to Tighten Cadmium Limits in Fertilizers After Health Watchdog’s Warning

Study Finds Common Lab Gloves Can Inflate Microplastics Counts

Bahamas Sharks Test Positive for Caffeine, Painkillers and Cocaine in Peer-Reviewed Study

Lab Gloves Found to Distort Microplastic Measurements

Study Finds Cocaine and Other Human Drugs in Sharks Off the Bahamas

OEFA Says Cusco Copper Spill From Las Bambas Truck Is Controlled

Study Links Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ to Faster Biological Aging in Middle-Aged Men

IEO-CSIC Launches Yearlong VOLARIA Study as Vigo Scallop Sampling Begins

Microplastics Detected in Prostate Tumors in Small NYU Study

First Confirmed Link Between Rocket Reentry and Upper-Atmosphere Metal Pollution

Massive U.S. Study Links Fine-Particle Pollution to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk

Century of Hair Samples Shows 100-Fold Drop in Lead Exposure

Three-Layer Electrode Turns Exhaust CO2 Into Formic Acid in Single Step

Scientists Unveil Forensic-Style Standards to Verify Microplastics in Human Tissues

Global Analysis Dramatically Lowers Airborne Microplastic Estimates, Identifies Land as Leading Source

Global Airborne Microplastic Estimates Plunge in New Nature Study