A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. González-Pleiter, G. Lacerot, C. Edo, J. Pablo Lozoya, F. Leganés, F. Fernández-Piñas, R. Rosal, F. Teixeira-de-Mello
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Collins Glacier; King George Island; Uruguay; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2531-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/2531/2021/tc-15-2531-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/2e4342e4defc49b8a028546478609fbb

Plastics have been found in several compartments in Antarctica. However, there is currently no evidence of their presence on Antarctic glaciers. Our pilot study investigated plastic occurrence on two ice surfaces (one area around Uruguay Lake and another one around Ionosferico Lake) that constitute...