Why is there microplastic in the arctic snow?

A team of German-Swiss researchers discovered that microscopic plastic particles with snow in the Arctic fell from the sky.

The researchers collected snow samples from the Svalbard Islands with a simple method: a dessert spoon and a bottle. They found more than 10,000 per liter of sleet.

Roger Harrabin, a BBC environmental analyst, wanted to know what it was all about.

Read more: Plastic particles falling from the sky under the snow

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