Students analyze what types of microplastics are in the Chesapeake Bay
Students documented what they observed and compared notes, as they collected sediment from a marsh in the Chesapeake Bay. (Credit: Spencer Coppage / Virginia Tech)
Less than 10% of all plastics get recycled, and much of the rest ends up in rivers and oceans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A group of Virginia Tech students spent the summer analyzing how much and what kinds of microplastics are in the Chesapeake Bay. Roxy Todd spoke with them about what they discovered.
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