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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2025 · 6 MIN

MICROPLASTICS in Antarctic leaves 'nowhere left untouched' - The Ocean News Podcast

from The Ocean News Podcast · host Oceanographic Magazine

Scientists conducting routine studies at Union Glacier and Schanz Glacier as well as the South Pole have now confirmed that microplastics down to the size of 11 micrometres - about the size of a red blood cell - have been found in the snow of Antarctica.    

Scientists conducting routine studies at Union Glacier and Schanz Glacier as well as the South Pole have now confirmed that microplastics down to the size of 11 micrometres - about the size of a red blood cell - have been found in the snow of Antarctica.

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