In Austria's glacial lakes, microplastics swim

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Bad news in the run-up to the World Day of Glaciers on March 21: An analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has detected microplastics in all the glacial lakes examined.The samples were collected last summer at Pasterze, Osttirol Schlatenkees, Schmiedingersee at Kitzsteinhorn and Hallstätter Glacier and evaluated at the English University Exeter.In all the samples, plastic particles were found.Particles from rubber abrasion or sports activitiesA tot…

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A Greenpeace analysis shows plastic particles on the Pasterze, on the Schlatenkees, on the Kitzsteinhorn and on the Hallstätter glacier.

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Bad news in the run-up to the World Day of Glaciers on 21 March: An analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has detected microplastics in all the glacial lakes examined. The samples were collected last summer at Pasterze, Osttirol Schlatenkees, Schmiedingersee at Kitzsteinhorn and Hallstätter Glacier and evaluated at the English University Exeter. All samples were plastic particles. A total of 13 different plastic types were detected, "partly made o…

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Bad news in the run-up to the World Day of Glaciers on 21 March: An analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has detected microplastics in all the glacial lakes examined. The samples were collected last summer at Pasterze, Osttirol Schlatenkees, Schmiedingersee at Kitzsteinhorn and Hallstätter Glacier and evaluated at Exeter University in England. All samples were filled with plastic particles.