Plastic particles from clothes polluting almost all Arctic seas.

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  • Author(s): Shah, Karina
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 1/23/2021, Vol. 249 Issue 3318, p21-21. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PLASTIC marine debris; POLLUTION
    • Subject Terms:
      ARCTIC regions
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on the research finding by Peter Ross at the University of British Columbia in Canada and his team published in the journal "Nature Communications" that polyester fibers make up nearly three-quarters of microplastic pollution in the Arctic and probably come from textile manufacturing and household laundry.