> which are too small to be seen with the naked eye

Though likely a given, I wonder what the difference in outcome would be if consumers could see the issue with their own eyes. Maybe we'll need microplastic detectors at some point. It feels like a problem too easy to ignore while the effects pile up globally.

Cheap, rudimentary, microscopes exist which can be used at home, automate the following?

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskScienceDiscussion/comments/mi9bw...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016599361...

You can see smog, but it still requires government intervention to effect change.