Errors in measuring microplastic pollution can be corrected. Public trust in science also needs to be shored up Errors in measuring microplastic pollution can be corrected. Public trust in science also needs to be shored up I t is true that science is self-correcting. Over the long term this means that we can generally trust its results – but up close, correction can be a messy process. The Guardian reported last week that 20 recent studies measuring the amount of micro- and nanoplastics in the