Plastics and the Environment

These scientists are using sound waves to filter plastic fibres from washing machine wastewater

Maria-Luiza Pedrotti, CNRS marine biologist specialized in micro-plastics, looks at sea sample taken from the Mediterranean Sea on a coastal research vessel as part of a scientific study about microplastics damaging marine ecosystems, near Villefranche-Sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, October 19, 2018.

Every time we wash our clothes, tiny plastic fibres are released into the water. Image: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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