The macroscopically pristine chalk river, The Itchen.
The field microscope in situ
The macroscopically pristine chalk river, The Itchen.
Took the field microscope on a trip today to the River Itchen at Tumbling Pool and went fishing for microorganisms. Caught many but also depressingly some plastic microfibres in the first netting.
Microfibres? Might be natural?
A blue plastic microfibre
A Diatom?