Nanoplastics, pieces of plastic measuring between 1 and 1,000 nm, have found their way into waterways, food systems, and human tissues. Now, using real-world waste samples, scientists have shown that ...

Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally each year, out of which a staggering 91% of plastic waste is never recycled—with 12% incinerated and 79% left to end up in landfills and ...

Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" ...

In the mid-1990s, a lab in Idaho found elevated levels of lead — 4.3 parts per million — in a Quincy farmer’s potatoes. The farmer, Duke Giraud, was among several Northwest growers who combined to ...