Microplastics

Microplastics are tiny particles that result from both commercial products and the breakdown of larger plastics. As a pollutant, microplastics can be harmful to humans, the environment, and animal health.

Microplastics are getting more attention here in the Columbia basin—researchers at PSU are hoping to understand how they cycle through our water and air. The sources may surprise you! Hopefully, with a better understanding of where microplastics come from, we can all do our part to keep them out of our rivers.

Learn more about PSU’s work here: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/21/researchers-track-microplastic-pollution-columbia-river-basin/

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/microplastics