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Polyester pollution reaches Antarctic seas

01/12/2022
Polyester pollution reaches Antarctic seas

Scientists from the University of Oxford and UK research non-profit Nekton have published findings in the Frontiers in Marine Science journal which suggest the discovery of microplastics, mainly from polyester textiles, in air, sea ice, seawater and sediment samples from as deep as 530 metres below sea level.

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