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Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs.
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The St. Louis University team discovered microplastics in water and sediment in a cave that had been mostly closed to humans for 30 years.
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Missouri waters are polluted with microplastics, small pieces of plastic smaller than a pencil eraser. Microplastics can come from large pieces of plastic…