Plastic pollution—comprising tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand—is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science of The Total Environment. Plastic pollution—comprising tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand—is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science of The Total Environment. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories