Microplastics found in human tissues are of health concern: they are linked to diseases and infiltrate vital organs.

Among the most notable trends in recent years is the rise of barrier board packaging, a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic materials. As consumer demand for environmentally friendly ...

UOcean founder Chris Desai said the plastic floating barrier, which costs £25,000, would run from one river bank to another and dipped about 30cm into the water, allowing fish to pass under.

This has boosted the interest for developing new resins with higher barrier properties and to carry out research aimed at the understanding of the structure/barrier properties relationship. The most ...

Most importantly, they need federal agencies to stop treating them like an afterthought in America's security planning. The threat is real, but it's manageable if we prepare. Every police department, ...

Traffic safety improvements meant to protect San Jose and Los Gatos may have actually made cycling on a busy road more dangerous, bicycle riders said.

The researchers said piles of plastic on beaches create physical barriers and "deadly traps" for the crabs. The study looked at strawberry hermit crab populations on two remote tropical island ...

Cover the floor and foundation walls with a plastic vapor barrier, and use a dehumidifier to remove remaining moisture from ...

The Ocean Cleanup started removing plastic from the ocean a decade ago. But most of that plastic comes from rivers, so it started building solar-powered river cleaners to catch garbage before it ...

San Jose transportation department workers recently added plastic barriers known as "bollards" along Los Gatos Almaden Road to protect cyclists in the bike lane from reckless drivers. City leaders ...