Microplastics found in 100% of sampled Pennsylvania waterways, study shows Frank Kummer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Studies released this week suggest microplastics tiny polymer fragments are ubiquitous in local waterways, even finding their way into the guts and digestive tracts of the prized blue crabs that populate the Delaware Bay.
PennEnvironment, a statewide environmental nonprofit, released a study Wednesday that found microplastics in 53 waterways sampled in Pennsylvania, including the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. And all local waterways, including many creeks, showed the presence of at least three of the four types of plastics sampled: tiny fibers, fragments, films or microbeads the size of a sesame seed or much smaller nanoplastics.
Microplastics found in 100% of sampled Pennsylvania waterways, study shows
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