{"id":9431,"date":"2021-02-16T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T11:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=9431"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:40:22","slug":"microplastics-in-sediment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/microplastics-in-sediment\/9431\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish researchers conduct temporal monitoring of microplastics in sediment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland, University of Turku, and University of Helsinki have developed a new method for the temporal monitoring of microplastics in sediment.<\/h2>\n
Microplastics have been found in nearly all organisms and habitats everywhere in the world. However, factors contributing to the influx and accumulation of microplastics in sediment and the water ecosystems are not fully understood yet. The focus of microplastics research has been on the age of microplastics found in sediments, and on the time it takes to accumulate there. So far, temporal changes in sedimentation have not been considered in microplastics research<\/a>.<\/p>\n