Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word microplastic.
Examples
-
Forbes said Baker's project will help develop a standardized way of collecting, isolating and quantifying microplastic particles to be used across the U.S.
U.S. News 2010
-
In Puget Sound, citizen scientists with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center have been sampling sediment from beaches for Baker's microplastic project, as well as their own study.
U.S. News 2010
-
Technol. 2008, 42, 5026-5031) confirmed that captive Mytilus edulis mussels fed microplastic fragments accumulated the plastic bits in their guts.
-
Technol. 2007, 41, 7759-7764) used modeling experiments to show that common marine lugworms can accumulate phenanthrene, a persistent anthropogenic compound commonly found in the ocean, when microplastic particles saturated with a small amount of the contaminant are added to the sediments where the worms dwell.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.