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Sound waves could capture microplastics from laundry wastewater

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Anthropocene

Publication Date
2019-12-19

By 2050 there could be more plastic in the oceans than fish, according to the World Economic Forum. Most of the plastic waste in the oceans is made of microscopic pieces. And a major source of microplastics are synthetic fabrics that shed tiny fibers every time we do laundry.

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http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2019/12/sound-waves-could-capture-microplastics-from-washing-machine-wastewater/