A new study found microplastics could intensify the effects of global warming.
Scientists from different German research institutions - including the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel - have found that up to 27.5 million tons of microplastics are being transported thousands of miles all over the world by ocean air, snow, sea spray, and fog each year.reveals that wind can transport these particles great distances - and it has the ability to do so much faster than water can.
Dr. Melanie Bergmann from the AWI Institute located in the German city of Bremerhaven gathers samples of snow.The investigation also shows that microplastic particles can serve as condensation cores for water vapor. By this, they affect the formation of clouds and - in the long term - the climate. Traveling via ocean currents and rivers, the tiny plastic particles can even reach the Arctic, Antarctic, or ocean depths.
"We need to integrate micro- and nanoplastic in our measurements of air pollution, ideally on an international scale as part of global networks."
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