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White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous, and considerable quantities prevail even in the Arctic; however, there are large knowledge gaps regarding pathways to the North. To assess whether atmospheric transport plays a role, we analyzed snow samples from ice floes in Fram Strait. For comparison, we invest...

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Autores principales: Bergmann, Melanie, Mützel, Sophia, Primpke, Sebastian, Tekman, Mine B., Trachsel, Jürg, Gerdts, Gunnar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6693909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31453336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax1157