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Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves
2026
Anne J. McNeil,
Madeline E. Clough
Summary
Researchers found that particles shed from certain laboratory gloves closely resemble microplastics under analysis and can contaminate environmental samples, suggesting that published estimates of microplastic concentrations in nature may be inflated by this widespread lab artifact.
Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.