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What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see

  • Written by Mohan Qin, Assistant Professor oif Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to seeYou can't see them, but there likely are nanoplastics in this Mediterranean seawater.Lisa Schaetzle, Moment, via Getty Images

It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning up everywhere and in everything, including the ocean, farmland, food and human bodies. Now...

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