Researcher Xiong Xiong takes the first water samples looking for microplastics in Flathead Lake. In one of his 12 samples, he found a large piece of plastic several inches long. (Photo by Heather Fraley)
November 26, 2018
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November 26, 2018 4 a.m.
Visiting researcher studies plastic pollution
Flathead Lake researcher Xiong Xiong peers into a clear glass jar filled with water, plant matter and a thin, 3-inch-long piece of plastic. It looks like a bristle from a broom or maybe a piece of fishing line.