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Clothes washing linked to ‘pervasive’ plastic pollution in the Arctic
Damian Carrington, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
The most comprehensive study to date found the microplastics in 96 of 97 sea water samples taken from across the polar region. More than 92% of the microplastics were fibres, and 73% of these were made of polyester and were the same width and colours as those used in clothes. Most of the samples were taken from 3-8 metres below the surface, where much marine life feeds.
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