Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics, reports new research AWI_Media EnvSciTech
On a Polarstern expedition in the Arctic, researchers led by biologist Melanie Bergmann from the Alfred Wegener Institute are investigating how much microplastic is in aggregates of the ice alga Melosira arctica and the seawater directly next to ice floes. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Mario Hoppmann
In addition to food, however, these aggregates also transport a dubious cargo into the Arctic deep sea: microplastics. A research team led by biologist Dr. Melanie Bergmann from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research has now published their findings.
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