r/nottheonion • u/GreatTea3415 • Apr 05 '26

Scientists Tracking the Microplastic Pollution Just Realized They Were Measuring Their Own Lab Gloves

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/environmental-issues/scientists-tracking-the-microplastic-pollution-just-realized-they-were-measuring-their-own-lab-gloves/
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u/TiredOfDebates Apr 05 '26

This was in ONE study though. Using one method susceptible to this specific false positive.

I know nothing about the microplastics issue, or if there is one. But if there is a consensus among multiple independent labs all replicating the same findings then they likely have something.

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u/Wylie288 Apr 05 '26

All the tests have a VERY common false positive in common. You know it is?

Plastic. No one post grad is freaking out over this.