Microplastic sampling (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Microplastic sampling

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Dr Okubo looking through a microscope studying microplastic samples. Plastic fragments less than 5 mm in length are categorized as microplastics.

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Kyushu University/Asahi Kasei Corporation

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