Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves

Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves

Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.

Gloves used in the laboratory that led to microplastic overestimation. Madeline Clough It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be:… [+6064 chars]