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Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean – Phys.org
Research conducted in the Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)…
Research conducted in the Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has revealed the presence of small microplastics in the ocean surrounding Okinawa. The study was published in Science of the Total Environment.
“There’s been a considerable amount of research on larger plastic pieces in the ocean,” said Christina Ripken, Ph.D. student in the Unit and lead author of the paper. “But the smaller pieces, those…
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