20/08/2019

Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in the Arctic

Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in the Arctic -- Earth Changes

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.

The scientists said they were shocked by the sheer number of particles they found: more than 10,000 of them per litre in the Arctic.

It means that even there, people are likely to be breathing in microplastics from the air - though the health implications remain unclear.

The region is often seen as one of the world's last pristine environments.

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