News Briefs: Teen Invents Microplastic Removal Technique

An Irish teenager has come up with an idea to remove microplastic pollution from the world’s waterways as part of the Google Science Fair. The 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira discovered a method using a combination of iron oxide and oil in the water, and then cleaning it up with strong magnets. He found that the magnets removed 85% to 92% of the microplastics in the water along with the iron oxide and oil solution. Ferreira won the fair’s grand prize for his project, securing a $50,000 scholarship. Treatment Plant Explosion Injures Three Workers An explosion at a water treatment plant in Stamford,