Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time

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New Zealand researchers identified tiny plastics, which can be toxic to plants and animals, in 19 snow samples

Aves found an average of 29 microplastic particles per litre of melted snow, which is higher than marine concentrations reported previously from the surrounding Ross Sea and in Antarctic sea ice.

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