マイクロプラスチックは環境中に存在する微細なプラスチック粒子であり、人体のさまざまな器官から検出されていることから、健康への影響も懸念されています。ミシガン大学の新たな研究では、研究者が実験や分析の際に使用する手袋が、マイクロプラスチックの過剰な誤検 ...

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Ambuj Tewari receives funding from NSF and NIH. The microplastics project is funded by the “Meet the Moment” initiative of the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall ...