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Food & Water
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Tear, Don’t Cut, to Reduce Microplastics
Eos
2020
Katherine Kornei
Summary
Researchers experimentally compared microplastic generation from tearing, cutting with scissors, and slicing everyday plastic items. Tearing generated more and smaller microplastic particles compared to cutting, providing guidance on how plastic handling methods affect microplastic release.
Laboratory experiments reveal the numbers and types of microplastics produced by tearing, scissoring, and cutting everyday items.