The Nile River passes through several countries on the African continent and is the longest river in Africa at over 4,000 miles long. It's famously been known as a giver of life to the region, but ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – In “Plastic Invasion” episode of the global health and wellness show “Bloom,” James Lutich, a Water Quality Specialist and owner of One Green Filter, joined host Gayle Guyardo to shine ...

For the first time in over 25 years, a comprehensive, grant-funded national test of street sweeper performance took place the second week of July, marking a pivotal moment for the power sweeping ...

A high school junior has developed a cost-effective filtration system for a dangerous contaminant, providing hope that cleaner, healthier water could be on the horizon for all. Fauquier Now reported ...

KAUST researchers developed nanoparticles that remove microplastics and their associated organic pollutants from water. Using a machine learning model they also created, they can predict the ...

A domestic research team has developed a new water purification technology that could provide a breakthrough solution to the problem of microplastics in everyday environments. The key innovation lies ...

Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time microplastics spend in river catchments before they flow into our oceans, a new study reveals ...

SEOUL, South Korea, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An analysis by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) suggests that the average person ingests as many as 5 grams of microplastics weekly – that's the ...

In today’s world, everything is a source of potential health concern — even water. Here’s what you need to know about minimizing microplastic ingestion via drinking water. A liter of bottled water ...

New research suggests microplastics from ultra-processed foods may accumulate in the brain, potentially fueling rates of depression and dementia. One study estimates the human brain may contain ...

OTTAWA, Canada — Microplastics aren’t just polluting our oceans and landscapes; they’re infiltrating our bodies. Scientists ...