Microplastics - a cause for concern
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 22:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Plastics became widespread after the second World War, and as a material, plastic is still relatively young. Microscopic plastic particles, or microplastics, have caught the eye of researchers only quite recently. Microplastics come with plenty of questions, but for the time being, only few answers are available.“Microplastics are a Pandora’s Box of a kind, or at least an infinite source of research questions. However, research evidence relating to microplastics and their effects remains scarce,” says Researcher Samuel Hartikainen from the University of Eastern Finland. His research focuses on the chemical properties of microplastics.