Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data 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…

"A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and #latex #gloves release tiny particles called #stearates, which closely resemble #microplastics and can contaminate samples during testing.": buff.ly/t9sv8t1

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