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Scientists have extracted microplastics from the sand of 22 beaches in New Zealand. Almost all of the particles were smaller than a dust mite (<300 μm). However the study could only detect part... (www.scimex.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-05-27 10:30:54+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists have extracted microplastics from the sand of 22 beaches in New Zealand. Almost all of the particles were smaller than a dust mite (<300 μm). However the study could only detect particles larger than a human skin cell (32 μm), so there's likely even more plastic in the sand.

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