Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data

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Mar 29, 2026, 11:25 pm67 ptsTrending
Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and latex gloves release tiny particles called stearates, which closely resemble microplastics and can contaminate…

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