A researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno has discovered evidence that the plastic pollution problem may be more widespread than previously believed.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists are becoming alarmed by the growing amount of tiny particles of plastic, called microplastics, in the world's oceans. Now a researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno has discovered evidence that the plastic pollution problem may be more widespread than previously believed.
It's not the only place where plastic seems out of place. Environmental researchers have also collected microplastic fibers like those in synthetic fabrics in the pristine waters and snow near the poles. "It's likely the mechanism that these microplastics are also turning up in the high Arctic and the Antarctic because these are so tiny that they can be carried in long-range atmospheric transport through the air," said Dr. Lisa Erdle. As director of science at the 5 Gyres Institute, she has helped study plastic pollution in the San Francisco Bay and she said it appears the problem is worsening.
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