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Effects of Microplastics in the Cryosphere
Summary
Microplastics have been detected at surprisingly high concentrations in cryosphere environments including glaciers, sea ice, and polar snow, where they accumulate through atmospheric deposition and meltwater dynamics. The shrinking of cryosphere regions due to climate change may release stored microplastics back into oceans and freshwater systems, compounding global pollution burdens.
Microplastics have been found in most parts of the world including the cryosphere, the part of the Earth’s surface characterized by frozen water. Surprisingly, high concentration of microplastics has been observed in some cryosphere areas. Shrinking of the...