The Problem of Plastics

The Problem of Plastics

Feb 25, 2021

Dr. Peter Ross and his colleagues published about microplastics in Nature Communications in January. The article, Pervasive distributions of polyester fibres in the Arctic Ocean is driven by Atlantic inputs, states that: “Particle abundance correlated with longitude, with almost three times more particles in the eastern Arctic compared to the west. Polyester comprised 73% of total synthetic fibres, […] Here we suggest that relatively fresh polyester fibres are delivered to the eastern Arctic Ocean, via Atlantic Ocean inputs and/or atmospheric transport from the South.”

The full research paper can be accessed here.

For the press release from OceanWise, see: https://wfly.co/h7YEm

The CPS-ECP Boat Blue campaign includes a guide about Plastic Pollution, download the guide here..

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