A team of researchers have found microplastics in water, soil and worms collected from the Boundary Waters. 'We found 80 pieces of microplastics in one earthworm that we examined,' one researcher said. 'That blew me away.' (WPR)
Research Team Still Analyzing Samples But Fibers Already Found In Water, Soil And Earthworms Collected Near Campsites And Remote AreasA team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have found microplastics in the million acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness . Plastics, and in particular fibers, have been found in water, soil and worms collected during nearly two weeks of fieldwork.
"We found 80 pieces of microplastics in one earthworm that we examined," Wellnitz said."That blew me away." University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student researchers and biology professor Todd Wellnitz test soil in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for microplastics.Wellnitz and the students are still analyzing the samples, but he said most of the microplastics they’re finding are fibers that can be shed from synthetic clothing and fabrics. But he said other research has found the plastics can be spread by wind, rain and snow.
Meghan Valliancourt is a microbiology major at UW-Eau Claire who is participating in the microplastics study. She said the team looked for"control sites" that were difficult to reach. She said even in remote areas microplastics turned up. "It’s actually really cool stuff and you gain a lot of skills that you never really would have thought of and it just kind of overall rounds you as a student," said Dickson.
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