Doubts cast on microplastic studies as experts float lab glove contamination theory

Doubts cast on microplastic studies as experts float lab glove contamination theory

Tiny compounds transferred from gloves to surfaces may be confusing laboratory tests

Scientists Shocked To Find Lab Gloves May Be Skewing Microplastics Data

Researchers found that common nitrile and latex lab gloves can shed stearate particles that closely resemble microplastics, potentially "increasing the risk of false positives when studying microplastic pollution," reports ScienceDaily. "We may be overestimating microplastics, but there should be ...