The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm – are accumulating in the environment. They’re found in soil, water, food, even in human lungs, placentas and blood. These plastic particles shed from items we use daily, such as synthetic clothes, tyres, plastic packaging and paint.

Microplastics are among the worst polluters for all ecosystems and can be harmful to all life. We look at how new regulations could reduce the contamination that often occurs during the transport of plastic pellets used in the manufacture of larger products.

Researchers call for urgent action as fragments of plastic found in human brains and pollute food, water and air

Jantar Mantar sees many protests each day with hundreds of participants. In 2017, the National Green Tribunal had pulled up the Delhi government over “noise pollution” in the area.

A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the atmospheric demise of retired satellites.

Sewage spilled into our rivers 513,234 times last year for more than 4 million hours

Zinc Nacional will move ‘most polluting’ operations after joint investigation found heavy-metals pollution in area

Environmentalists worry that the post-Brexit legislation will allow the destruction of rare and fragile ecosystems

Greatest growth in rural areas as increase in homes with wood-burning stoves contributes to new air pollution hotspots

Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a metre (a nanometre) in size. One of its potential uses is to clean up whatever is contaminating water supplies. Analytical chemist Philiswa Nomngongo, a leading researcher in nanotechnology for water in South Africa, tells The Conversation Africa what kinds…

As big companies and informal miners blame each other for the damage to rivers and forests, mining risks long-term harm to those living nearby