Microplastics in glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence for the long-range transport of microplastics.
Microplastics in glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence for the long-range transport of microplastics.
Yulan Zhang,T. Gao,3 Authors,Deonie Allen
2020 · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143634
Science of the Total Environment · 220 Citations
TLDR
Microplastics were detected in glacier surface snow on the Tibetan Plateau, which were isolated from the impact of human activities, indicating that microplastics can be transported over long distances.