Microplastics found for first time in Antarctic ice where krill source food

Researchers at University of Tasmania find 14 different kinds of plastic smaller than 5mm in an ice core from 2009Small pieces of plastic have been detected in sea ice in Antarctica for what scientists believe is the first time.Microplastics have previously been discovered in Antarctica's surface waters, sediment and in snow, but the new discovery could mean the region's krill - which feed on algae from sea ice - may be more exposed to the plastic. Continue reading...