As acrylic nails continue to rise in popularity, many are asking: What risks do acrylic nails pose to our health and the ...

This plastic contains thousands of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals that can leach out of the plastic at every stage. And because plastic does not break down in the environment and less than 10 ...

Many chemicals are problematic because they can disrupt the endocrine system. “The evidence is greatest about the effects of ...

Commentary: Plastic particles are in human lung tissue, intestinal tissue, blood, breast milk, your heart and, worse yet, in ...

We’ve all heard that plastics are bad for the environment, but do we truly understand why? Every day, we unknowingly consume microplastics, while animals on land and in water are ingesting, choking on ...

A recent study found high levels of flame retardants in everyday black plastic cooking utensils, food storage containers, and ...

The method would help find a second life for the plastics that make up the bulk of thousands of turbine blades in the U.S.

Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

Among the chemicals that are currently undergoing the screening process is vinyl chloride, a toxic substance used to make PVC plastic that was released, along with other chemicals, in a train ...

Diisocyanates are used in the preparation of all polyurethanes, ranging from the foams used in shoe soles to the thermoplastics used in cell phone cases.

Wildlife organisations have said it is a race against time to clear plastic pellets thought to have come from a collision involving two ships from beaches. The pellets are thought to have entered UK ...