The scientists testing snow were shocked to find more than 10,000 microplastics per litre in the Arctic. Many of the plastics were so small that it was hard to determine where they had come from.
The Arctic is often seen as one of the world’s last pristine environments.
A German-Swiss team of researchers has published the work in the journal Science Advances.
The scientists also found rubber particles and fibres in the snow.
Researchers collected snow samples from the Svalbard islands using a dessert spoon and a flask.
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