Arctic sea ice jammed with plastics from Pacific garbage patch
Up to 12,000 particles per litre, most small enough for tiny marine organisms to eat, researchers find
Emily Chung · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2018 11:36 AM ET
The new study suggests that when the Arctic sea ice melts, it will release large amounts of plastic into the Arctic Ocean. (Stefan Hendricks/Alfred Wegener Institute)
Sea ice from the remote Arctic Ocean may look clear and pristine, but up to 12,000 tiny pieces of plastic may be embedded in a single chunk small enough to sit on your hand, researchers have found.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/arctic-ice-microplastics-1.4632912?cmp=rss
