According to a new study published in Science Advances, microplastic particles have been detected in the Arctic and the Alps, carried by the wind and later washed out in the snow.
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The new study was conducted by scientists at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute and Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research.
Key findings:
Microplastic particles have been detected in the Arctic and the Alps, carried by the wind and later washed out in the snow.
Microplastic particles can be transported tremendous distances through the atmosphere. These particles are later washed out of the air by precipitation, particularly snow.
Tiny plants and animals, called plankton, also get trapped in the ice. Some plankton ingest the plastic bits, which then work their way up the ocean food chain.
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