Microplastics (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Microplastics

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A sample from the Rhine near Duisburg consisting of over 65% opaque spherules in 42-fold magnification; the spherules have a diameter of 400-900 micrometers.

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(University of Basel, Thomas Mani)

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