Research
New method measures microplastics in the air using an uncrewed aerial system
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- New CIRES-led research introduces a method that uses an uncrewed aerial system to measure microplastics in the air.
- Microplastics have been found in human bodies, food, seawater and Arctic ice.
- Little is known about how airborne microplastics move through the atmosphere.
Why it matters
Airborne microplastics are poorly characterised, so a way to measure them directly could help scientists track how they travel through the atmosphere.
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Microplastics have been found in our bodies and the food we eat—and even in remote environments around the world, including seawater and ice in the Arctic. Despite their prevalence, little is known about how they move through the atmosphere. New CIRES-led research, which…