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Mapping microplastic movement in rivers and streams across Pennsylvania #Pennsylvania

Mapping microplastic movement in rivers and streams across Pennsylvania
Microplastics can be found everywhere in nature—from drinking water to clouds in the atmosphere—but scientists have yet to fully uncover how severely they impact the environment or the precise factors driving their buildup. A new study published by researchers at Penn State offers a fresh view of how microplastics traverse and influence watersheds, such as rivers and streams, across Pennsylvania and the world at large.

Walked around Valley Forge National Historical Park last week and was surprised to find hundreds of mason bees nesting *inside* the soldier huts. I'd always assumed they required exterior wood, ideally with direct sun for most of the day. There were also hundreds of Houdini flies lurking around. #ValleyForge #pennsylvania #osmia #bees #insects #history #biology

"Lee received life without parole for felony murder, even though the victim’s partner said he wasn’t the killer." #Mandatory

The tulip display at Longwood Gardens was incredible this year. #LongwoodGardens #tulip #tulips #tulipa #tulpen #flowers #bulbs #garden #gardening #pennsylvania

Heute vor 66 Jahren: Am 3. April 1960 kam es im #Westinghouse Test Reaktor (#WTR) in #Pennsylvania zu einer teilweisen #Kernschmelze. Dabei schmolz ein Brennelement und es wurden die radi…