Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves
- Written by Anne McNeil, Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Gloves used in the laboratory that led to microplastic overestimation.Madeline CloughIt seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air.
Yet finding and identifying microplastics is extremely challenging, especially given their small size. One...