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How Many Microplastics Are in Narragansett Bay? RWU Students Intend to Find Out
November 02, 2023
BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news:

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Engineering and Chemistry student researchers collaborate to create a database showing the amount and type of microplastics in the bay.

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On a sunny October morning, senior Michelle Kryl lowers a phytoplankton net into the water at Silver Creek in Bristol, R.I. After five minutes, she pulls up the net, unscrews a cylinder attached to the end . . .

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