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Rhoeri@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days ago

Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination

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Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination

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Rhoeri@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days ago
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A team of biologists working at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a research museum in the Netherlands, has found evidence of caddisfly larvae using microplastics to build their casings as far back as the 1970s.
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  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    Made me wonder “what would it mean if we found micro plastics in the bones of a 1500 year old mummy or something?”

    • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldOP
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      Okay, now that is the beginning of some good SciFi in the least!

      • Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com
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        In the first instance, we’d probably presume it to be a contamination.

        • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldOP
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          But then we find out that they had Lego.

          • goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            well duh, that’s how they built the pyramids

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    Oh, super

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    I’m moderately citrus to know why we have caddisfly casings from the 1970s. Seems am odd thing to keep for so long.

    • Scott@lem.free.as
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      Lemon or lime?

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      Natural sciences museums often keep collections of specimens collected during research expeditions as a sort of biological reference library for research purposes. In addition to environmental impact studies, these collections can also be used e.g. to aid in the identification of new species.

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        Yea, I asked the question before reading the article. Silly thing for me to do.

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