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New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before

  • Written by Shaban Sulejman, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever beforeNanoplastic particles are captured by cavities in the optical sieve.Lukas Wesemann and Mario Hentschel

Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. Most of the public attention has focused on the dangers of microplastics. These are fragments smaller than 5 millimetres.

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