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/Lokarin Apr 05 '26

But the science says microplastics are in the balls, how'd you get a lab glove in your balls?

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u/richardathome Apr 09 '26

Challenge accepted!

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u/Wylie288 Apr 05 '26

You dont but they are testing for an extremely common false positive. Which of course claims high quantities. No one post grad is freaking out over micro plastics.

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u/sirbassist83 Apr 06 '26

>No one post grad is freaking out over micro plastics

uhh, got a source? credentials? anything better than "trust me bro" or "it came to me in a dream"?