Overestimation of microplastics potentially caused by scientists' gloves | Hacker News

Commenters say particles from laboratory gloves or glove coatings can be mistaken for microplastics in studies.

Some commenters compare this issue to earlier contamination problems in DNA sequencing that required new methods.

Several commenters assert that many microplastics studies lack sufficient contamination controls.

The discussion notes study funding from the University of Michigan and an NSF GRFP grant.