A University of Michigan researcher stumbled upon a crucial caveat for every study of microplastics—lab gloves may have ...
Lab gloves contaminate microplastics research with stearate salts that mimic plastic signatures, creating false positives ...
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 ...
Central Texas College (CTC) hosted an Open House and Dedication Ceremony to celebrate the opening of its newly-enhanced ...
A story that caught our eye claims scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment because ...
Volker D. Burkert, a scientist at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, aka the Jefferson Lab, has been chosen to receive the 2025 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, ...
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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 ...
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