And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

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

The American Chemical Society had its spring meeting and revealed that chewing gum releases microplastics with each chew. But the group also said they're not trying to alarm us -- but it's worth more ...

On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...

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

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have ...

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

New research by Queen’s University Belfast has found that chewing gum can release over a quarter of a million microplastics ...

While the long-term effects of exposure to microplastics are not well understood, emerging evidence has suggested several ...

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