Danhue J. Kim
@danhue.bsky.social
PhD-ing @ MIT HASTS | environmental pollution, biotechnology, and metabolic justice (and lately, thinking about insects & pesticides 🪲)
Reposted by Danhue J. Kim
This caddisfly casing is more than half a century old and dates back to 1971, yet it already includes microplastic. Striking yellow/grey particles were spotted which contained sulphur, titanium, zinc, barium, and lead, all common plastic additives. 🟨 🟡 10/x
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April 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This caddisfly casing is more than half a century old and dates back to 1971, yet it already includes microplastic. Striking yellow/grey particles were spotted which contained sulphur, titanium, zinc, barium, and lead, all common plastic additives. 🟨 🟡 10/x
🐛 𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘢
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