Microplastics Sample under a Microscope (IMAGE)

Utah State University

Microplastics Sample under a Microscope

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Researchers examined filters from field sites in several national parks and wilderness areas and did visual counts of microplastic beads and fragments deposited by wind and precipitation. The pennies are used to hold each filter in place on the microscope stage.

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Brian Kartchner, Utah State University

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