University of Groningen: Microplastics are Like Boomerangs
March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, March 10 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news:
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Microplastics are like boomerangs
The cheaper the clothes, the quicker they end up in the air
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As part of the measurement campaign Kleding Onder de Loep (Clothing Under the Microscope), Barbro Melgert assessed how much microplastic the inhabitants of Groningen disperse from their own clothes. By making people aware of their own rol . . .
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Microplastics are like boomerangs
The cheaper the clothes, the quicker they end up in the air
*
As part of the measurement campaign Kleding Onder de Loep (Clothing Under the Microscope), Barbro Melgert assessed how much microplastic the inhabitants of Groningen disperse from their own clothes. By making people aware of their own rol . . .