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Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics in the lab

Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny pollutants, according to a University of Michigan study, published in Analytical Methods.

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics in the lab
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Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny pollutants, according to a University of Michigan study, published in Analytical Methods.

Originally published at Phys.org

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