Microplastics Detected in the Marine Air from Norway to the High Arctic
August 22nd, 2023Via: Science Switch:
You’d think the crisp ocean air would be pristine, even far from shore. But alarmingly, scientists have discovered microplastic particles floating thousands of miles from land.
An investigative team from Germany and Norway took air samples along the Norwegian coast up to the remote Arctic. Using specialized equipment aboard a research vessel, they measured plastic particles 12 meters above the sea surface. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, reveal microplastics are ubiquitous – even in the planet’s most isolated polar regions.
