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Local author Zoë Read recently published a piece in WHYY featuring commentary from Dr. Samantha McBride on NJ Governor Phil Murphy's push for microplastics monitoring in public drinking water. Currently, there are no federal regulations for microplastics in tap water and most water providers aren't equipped to test for them. You can read the full article here: https://whyy.org/articles/nj-gov-phil-murphy-delaware-matt-meyer-microplastics-regulations-petition/ Initial result

Microplastics are now infamous for being everywhere; they have been detected in pristine glacier ice and in deepsea caves. But even though they have dominated environmental news since their discovery in 2004, over 20 years later environmental analytical scientists are still debating on the best methods for their detection. There are multiple challenges that make microplastics detection difficult including their small size and how to differentiate them from other small particl

We are very excited to announce the launch of the Philly Emerging Water Contaminants Initiative, thanks to a research community grant...