Scientists have found microplastics — plastic pieces smaller than a grain of rice — in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for the first time, which they said has the potential to influence the climate by accelerating melting of ice.
The findings, published recently in The Cryosphere journal, brought to light a serious threat to the Antarctic region.
Previous studies have found that microplastics have negative impacts on the health of the environment, limiting growth, reproduction, and general biological functions in organisms, as well as negative implications for humans.
