Unraveling the Macro Problem of Microplastics

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Last Updated: March 11, 2022

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Microplastics are found throughout the world from the snowy peaks to turtle nests. Wide quantitative and qualitative surveys need to be conducted to establish how big of a problem this is.

This information can help establish regulations that limit further contributions of microplastics into the ecosystem.

Download this list to uncover some techniques to identify microplastics in the environment.

Meet the Author

Rebecca Corkill, PhD

Custom Content Manager, IFLScience

As a creative content producer, Beccy worked on high-quality and engaging client projects and Technology Network projects. Before joining Technology Networks in 2020, she completed a PhD from the University of East Anglia and spent 4 years looking into the sex determination genes of Bemisia tabaci – an invasive insect pest – for potential candidates of genetic insect control. Before that she completed a masters at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors and a bachelors in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy now works for IFLS as the publication's senior custom content producer.