Solvents that act like a magnet could be new solution to fight microplastics [Video]

Tiny plastic pieces showing up everywhere in our environment are a growing concern, but there may be a new solution to fight against pollution.

We’re talking about microplastics, particles smaller than 5 millimeters that you often can’t even see.

They’re in our oceans and are even ending up in our bodies.

Now researchers at the University of Kentucky have figured out a way to get them out of the water.

They’ve developed an eco-friendly solvent that acts like a magnet.

“We hear a lot about the how scary microplastics and nanoplastics are, but not necessarily a lot that’s been done about it. So even if this doesn’t become a huge solution that everyone will use in the future, I think it’s a pretty cool step toward finding a solution toward what to do about this material and the environment,” said Jameson Hunter, an associate research engineer at the University of …