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A single use of a facial exfoliator can release 5,000-100,000 microplastics to the environment. (Photo by Dung Pham, Chen Wu, NJIT
Washington State University researchers have shown the fundamental mechanisms that allow tiny pieces of plastic bags and foam packaging at the nanoscale to move through the environment.
The researchers found that a silica surface such as sand has little effect on slowing down the...