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Microplastics

This is a revision from October 15, 2019 16:30. View all revisions

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Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life. source

Lead image from @maxliboiron's work

The "BabyLegs" trawl designed by @maxliboiron is a scientifically rigorous way to collect samples of microplastics out of water, for inspection with a microscope.

Title	Author	Updated	Likes	Comments
How many squid should I dissect to determine the average amount of micro plastics in squid guts?	@plasticsquid	almost 4 years ago	1	3
Analysis of microplastics: are there platforms or support for this work?	@Bronwen	over 4 years ago	0	1
What are rope sourcing tips for making a BabyLegs trawl?	@warren	over 4 years ago	1	4
What do I do with microplastics after being collected?	@warren	over 4 years ago	1	4
Can i make a microplastic filter by just putting a nylon over the drain of my washing machine?	@hikinghack	over 4 years ago	1	4
Can the Community Microscope analyze ocean microplastics?	@jiteovien	over 5 years ago	3	7
How to process microplastic samples from a trawl	@maxliboiron	over 5 years ago	4	0
Can plastic trawls be used in rivers?	@warren	over 5 years ago	0	3
Can you detect pvc microplastics with a nvdi camera?	@Ag8n	over 5 years ago	1	5
Has anyone experienced measuring and analyzing microplastics?	@niklasjordan	over 5 years ago	1	4
How can I identify bits of plastic from the beach in an image?	@jlev	over 5 years ago	2	17
Could the Raspberry Pi Microscope be used for looking at microplastics found in ocean water?	@stevie	over 5 years ago	1	5
looking for ideas to detect/remove micro-beads/micro-fibers in water	@vibhor	about 7 years ago	2	2

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Title	Author	Updated	Likes	Comments
How many squid should I dissect to determine the average amount of micro plastics in squid guts?	@plasticsquid	almost 4 years ago	1	3
Build a low-magnification "dissection microscope" for microplastics	@warren	about 4 years ago	0	4
Trawling with BabyLegs in New Orleans City Park!	@mimiss	over 4 years ago	2	3
Analysis of microplastics: are there platforms or support for this work?	@Bronwen	over 4 years ago	0	1
What are rope sourcing tips for making a BabyLegs trawl?	@warren	over 4 years ago	1	4
What do I do with microplastics after being collected?	@warren	over 4 years ago	1	4
Bridge Trawl	@TestOurWaters	over 4 years ago	1	1
Can i make a microplastic filter by just putting a nylon over the drain of my washing machine?	@hikinghack	over 4 years ago	1	4
What are some standard bottles we could use to build BabyLegs?	@warren	over 4 years ago	0	5
Could the BabyLegs DIY trawl be used to collect microplastics in my sink?	@warren	about 5 years ago	0	2
Can the Community Microscope analyze ocean microplastics?	@jiteovien	over 5 years ago	3	7
How to analyze plastics forensically	@maxliboiron	over 5 years ago	6	1
How to process microplastic samples from a trawl	@maxliboiron	over 5 years ago	4	0
How to use BabyLegs	@maxliboiron	about 5 years ago	4	2
Building BabyLegs (surface water trawl)	@maxliboiron	over 5 years ago	3	3
Can plastic trawls be used in rivers?	@warren	over 5 years ago	0	3
Can you detect pvc microplastics with a nvdi camera?	@Ag8n	over 5 years ago	1	5
Has anyone experienced measuring and analyzing microplastics?	@niklasjordan	over 5 years ago	1	4
How can I identify bits of plastic from the beach in an image?	@jlev	over 5 years ago	2	17
Could the Raspberry Pi Microscope be used for looking at microplastics found in ocean water?	@stevie	over 5 years ago	1	5
looking for ideas to detect/remove micro-beads/micro-fibers in water	@vibhor	about 7 years ago	2	2
DIY microscope resources	@liz	about 7 years ago	2	1
Solutions to Plastic Pollution	@Johudson1	over 8 years ago	0	2

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