Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

To dig deeper, we spoke with a family physician about what counts as a "safe" level of microplastics, which foods they hide ...

They found that, on average, one gram of chewing gum releases about 100 microplastics, while others release more than 600. A ...

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that—in a single ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...