Magnified View of Microplastics and Other Particles Collected in Protected Areas (IMAGE)

Utah State University

Magnified View of Microplastics and Other Particles Collected in Protected Areas

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Powerful magnification allowed researchers to count and identify microplastic beads and fragments that were collected in 11 western national parks and wilderness areas over 14 months of sampling.

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Janice Brahney, Utah State University

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