Microplastics have now been found practically everywhere on our planet and these tiny troublemakers have found their way into snow as well. Now while this is no surprise, it does ruin the magic of winter time, at least a little bit.
How do microplastic particles even get into snow, you might ask yourself? Well, we all already know that microplastics are microscopi shards of plastic that come into the environment from degraded water bottles, plastic bags, vehicle rubber tyres and (that's what we specialize in) synthetic clothing. Now plastics are regarded as MICRO when their size is smaller than 5mm in diameter. But here's a fact: a whole lot of microplastics are microscopically small and light enough to float in the atmosphere. No that explains how they end up in snow (and rain).
A lot of research has been done in the last years about microplastics in the environment, but as winter is knocking on our doors, we'll just focus on microplastics in snow. Here are some research papers you should read to learn more abou microplastic pollution in snow:
- Columbia Magazine: It’s Snowing … Microplastics | LINK TO ARTICLE
- Oceanographic: Microplastic pollution discovered in snowfall in Arctic | LINK TO ARTICLE
- Science of the Total Environment: Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) | LINK TO ARTICLE
- CBS NEWS: Microplastics pollution found in fresh-fallen Sierra snow and Lake Tahoe | LINK TO ARTICLE
- Royal Society Te Apārangi: New NZ research reveals first evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow | LINK TO ARTICLE
- European Geosciences Union: First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow | LINK TO ARTICLE
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