LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — As the federal government takes new measures to address microplastics, a team at Florida Polytechnic University is finding new ways to detect the tiny particles in water.
“We want a system that can go to the environment, to the society, to the jungles and we can do testing,” said Dr. Ajeet Kaushik, associate professor of chemistry at Florida Polytechnic University.
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The prevalence of microplastics in waterways and the human body, caused by plastic pollution, concerns him, he said.
Research on health risks is limited…