Editorial Editorial Creative (RM) Creative (RF) NFL Content NFL AP Content Advanced search Advanced Search X Advanced Search Microplastics Overview Get price In this Wednesday, May 19, 2010 photo, a blue rectangular piece of microplastic is visible on the finger of Julie Masura, a researcher with the University of Washington-Tacoma environmental science program, as Masura examines debris from a collection filter that was pulled through the Thea Foss Waterway, in Tacoma, Wash. Masura and other scientists are developing methods to measure the level of microplastics -- tiny plastic particles no larger than a ladybug -- in seawater and sediments by sampling the waters of Puget Sound. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Use Information This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. ID: 100519113136 Creation Date: May 19, 2010 06:04:36 AM Submission Date: June 12, 2010 09:12:53 PM Photographer: Ted S. Warren Source: AP Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Special Instructions: MAY 19, 2010 PHOTO Resolution: 2720 x 2084 1.02 MB Location: Tacoma, WASHINGTON, United States Transmission Reference: WATW104 Byline Title: STF Caption Writer: TW MV**NY** CJ**NY** Usage Notes: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. X Message Box Cancel Ok No Yes