Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a hidden source of error in microplastic measurements: the gloves ...

"It led to a wild goose chase of trying to figure out where this contamination could possibly have come from." ...

Microplastics scientists are finding the tiny particles everywhere, even in their own research laboratories. So how do they ...

When Florida State University began moving students and faculty out of the historic Dittmer Chemistry Lab building in the ...

Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and ...

We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our ...

It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies ...

Study shows lab gloves release stearates, inflating microplastics data. Cleanroom gloves improve research accuracy.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State health officials on Friday disclosed an incident at a state lab that revealed cross-contamination of test samples, drawing into scrutiny at least 52 drug cases ...

Microplastics in food can now be detected in hours instead of days, thanks to a new method that improves testing accuracy.

Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...