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Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Natural sciences museums often keep collections of specimens collected during research expeditions as a sort of biological reference library for research purposes. In addition to environmental impact studies, these collections can also be used e.g. to aid in the identification of new species.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yea, I asked the question before reading the article. Silly thing for me to do.