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Global patterns in microplastic contamination on glaciers
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2026
Roberto Ambrosini,
Marco Parolini,
Beatrice De Felice,
Francesca Pittino,
Marco Aldo Ortenzi,
Michele Laus,
Valentina Gianotti,
Diego Antonioli,
Riccardo Chiarcos,
Elena Perin,
Roberto Sergio Azzoni,
Roberto Sergio Azzoni,
Gentile Francesco Ficetola,
Viviana Minolfi,
Arianna Crosta
Summary
This study identified global patterns in how microplastics accumulate on glaciers, revealing that even these remote, high-altitude ice bodies are contaminated with plastic particles transported by wind and precipitation. Glaciers serve as freshwater reserves for billions of people downstream, meaning microplastic contamination there has direct implications for future drinking water quality.
Global patterns in microplastic contamination on glaciers