We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources?

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

Polypropylene, a plastic used in everything from car parts and lawn chairs to food packaging and clothing, may soon become more environmentally friendly because of West Virginia University research.

WVU researcher Yuxin Wang loads polypropylene into a microwave reactor. Wang is leading a study that explores the use of microwave technology in plastic upcycling. Polypropylene, a plastic used in ...

Research at West Virginia University is exploring whether microwave technology can recover high yields of propylene from polypropylene plastic scrap. Research by Yuxin Wang (pictured) at West Virginia ...

Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil ...

The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright blue sticker with the words “Tritan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Storing food in plastic containers exposes you to potentially dangerous chemicals that can leak from the plastic into the food, ...