Abstract

We detect microplastics in European and Arctic snow, highlighting the importance of atmospheric transport as a pathway.

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SnowMicroplasticsArcticEnvironmental sciencePhysical geographyDeposition (geology)The arcticAtmospheric sciencesPrecipitationRain and snow mixedEnvironmental chemistryOceanographyMeteorologyGeographyChemistryGeologyGeomorphology

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Year
2019
Type
article
Volume
5
Issue
8
Pages
eaax1157-eaax1157
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1285
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Melanie Bergmann, Sophia Mützel, Sebastian Primpke et al. (2019). White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic. Science Advances , 5 (8) , eaax1157-eaax1157. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax1157

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10.1126/sciadv.aax1157