Posted on 04/05/2026 9:56:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our blood. But researchers tracking this global pollution crisis may have inadvertently contaminated their research samples. The protective lab gloves they wear are shedding microplastic-like particles that tamper with their numbers.
The culprit, according to a University of Michigan study, is a soap-like residue used to pop disposable gloves out of factory molds. Even a light, dry touch sheds thousands of these false-positive particles onto lab equipment. Because this residue can produce a very similar vibrational signature to common plastics under a lab laser, scientists have been accidentally counting microplastics from their own lab gear as environmental pollution.
This hidden cross-contamination suggests that years of data on microplastics may now need a massive recount.
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(Excerpt) Read more at zmescience.com ...
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Some day a micro organism is going to evolve to the point where it can eat plastic. Imagine the Chaos that will lead to!
>> We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our blood.
ROFL! But it’s A-OK to OVERESTIMATE their prevalence, because “the desired narrative” and We Are The (Flawed) SCIENCE! LMAO
Anthony Fauci, pick up Line 1...
What a bunch of dumba$$es!
LOL!
As bad as the global warming crowd…..
“What a bunch of dumba$$es!”
I’m not so sure. They may have known exactly what they were doing.
This why we should ignore knee jerk reactions!
Unless you have a gun stuck in your face
study the problem, before you panic.
The title of the ZMEScience article is a keeper!
The site looks interesting too. Here’s another title:
“Drawing googly eyes on food could save it from seagulls”
Gotta go, there was an ad for a Free Autism Test and I’m gonna take it! Betcha I pass. Hmmm... does passing mean I have it, or does it mean I don’t have it??!? :-)
Their counting is bad, but their ‘science’ to scare the shit out off the populace about micro-nano-whatever-plastics is much worse.
>> study the problem, before you panic
But “when you’re up to your azz in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original objective was to drain the swamp.”
Right?
Climate nutsos were measuring their own breath?? Wanna bet?
I think it means you’ll be eligible for a free experimental Autism “vaccine.”
‘Some day a micro organism is going to evolve to the point where it can eat plastic. Imagine the Chaos that will lead to!”
>> free experimental Autism “vaccine.”
Okay, sure! What could go wrong??!?
Back to this gem from early in the corona pandemic.
CDC test for covid failed due to ... contaminated lab chemicals.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/05/905484/why-the-cdc-botched-its-coronavirus-testing/
Yes!
That is where self discipline comes in.
You could be right!
The global warming crowd knows exactly how they cooked their books and fired any researchers who’s data didn’t match theirs.
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