Credit: Credit: Beckett Colson
: A microscope image of biological specimens used alongside similarly sized microplastic beads. The organisms pictured here are all crustaceans. The size ranges were matched to show that the sensor could tell plastics and organisms apart independently of their size. WHOI and Triple Ring Technologies are collaborating to move forward with designing and engineering the fieldable microplastics sensor to offer a widespread assessment of microplastic pollution.