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A WVU junior who researched pollution from microplastics in Appalachian streams and fish found tiny plastic particles that present potential human health risks in every sampled fish. When West ...

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MORGANTOWN — When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled.