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Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life. [source](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html) Lead image from @maxliboiron's [work](/questions/maxliboiron/07-19-2018/how-to-analyze-plastics-forensically) The "[BabyLegs](/wiki/babylegs)" trawl designed by @maxliboiron is a scientifically rigorous way to collect samples of microplastics out of water, for inspection with a [microscope](/micro). ###Questions [questions:microplastics] ###Activities [activities:microplastics] ###Research notes [notes:microplastics]...
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| warren | "Not awesome, but, this is a great way to generate some sample microplastics to look at. " | Read more » | almost 3 years ago | |||
| warren | "I noticed that the yellow/orange rope we're using sheds quite a bit, if it's helpful to know. I guess I'd assume a finer rope (pea cord maybe?) wou..." | Read more » | almost 3 years ago | |||
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| liz | "@liz awards a barnstar to mimiss for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| maxliboiron | "Hello! As one of those potential experts, I'd say that we would not get an accurate read on just photos. When we do counts for third parties it is ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| mimiss | "Does the material the rope is made of matter? Have you had any issues with particular types of rope regarding durability to speed/water? " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| maxliboiron | "I tend to use bright pink/orange rope because we find a lot of rope fragments in our samples here in fishing-land, most of which is white, green, b..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
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| CD3000 | "Microplastics could be used as epoxy filler to make industrial products that don't end up in ocean, such as picnic benches, decks, picture frames. ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Where does incineration rate on the list? " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| warren | "Via @maxliboiron -- thanks Max! Once plastics have been in the water for a while, they've both attracted new industrial chemicals (like the flame ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| mimiss | "What type of net does this trawl use? " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| maxliboiron | "Yes!! This will work for plastic forensics! Especially as the light comes from above rather than below (most plastics are opaque). The resolution a..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| warren | " OK, i was able to build one using @jiteovien's diagram; I remember at the Nueva School before MakerFaire last year, some of the kids were able to ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| maxliboiron | " Yes-- this is the same process. The issue with washing machines, as Eucastic above points out, is that there is a force to the water that a simple..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
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| warren | " Hiiii!!!!! Could be related to: https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/10-29-2018/could-the-babylegs-diy-trawl-be-used-to-collect-microplastics-in..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago |