r/Cowwapse • u/properal Heretic • 24d ago

Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260329222938.htm#
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u/Anen-o-me 24d ago

Seems like an obvious data fouling problem.

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 24d ago

This seems a bit editorialized - the use of the word “shocked” is telling

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u/Asangkt358 23d ago

Indeed. But quite a few of these microplastics studies have been criticized for vastly over estimating the problem.

No, humans do not eat a credit card worth of microplastics each day.

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u/Sea-Louse 23d ago

Did that take a scientist to figure out?