The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political consequences | Editorial
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Editorial: Errors in measuring microplastic pollution can be corrected. Public trust in science also needs to be shored up
  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Were these measurement issues brought up in peer review and ignored? If so, then the issue isn’t the public criticism, it’s the authors not paying attention to private criticism that might have saved face.