Researchers at the University of Michigan report that residue from nitrile and latex gloves can transfer polymer fragments into lab workflows that may be misidentified as microplastics, potentially ...
It 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 ...
Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and ...
Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny pollutants, according to a University of Michigan study. The ...
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Scientists tracking the microplastic pollution just realized they were measuring their own lab gloves
We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our blood. But researchers tracking this global pollution crisis may have ...
The topic of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) has become increasingly prevalent over the past years, as amidst dismissal and panic, researchers attempt to distinguish just how much of a problem MNPs ...
It 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 ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yet finding and identifying microplastics is extremely challenging, especially given ...
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