Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of ...

Aerosol components of PM2.5 particles more strongly linked with mental health disorders: Study ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of ...

When a CBS News medical correspondent claimed recently that we’re accumulating a plastic spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains, her colleagues looked horrified, and for good reason. Surely, that much ...

Electronic cigarettes - or vapes - can release puffs of vapor in aromatic clouds. The health risks of breathing in this ...

Pockets of fine particle pollution across areas in both states have reached “unhealthy” levels, according to the EPA.

Large-scale construction projects involving drilling and demolition create large amounts of dust, and teams must still face this working environment to meet project deadlines. It is possible to ...