Plastic Pollution From All Over the World on Svalbard Beaches, New Study Finds A five-year project relying on hundreds of tourists as “citizen scientists” to collect plastic debris on select Svalbard beaches highlights how the Arctic Ocean ecosystem is affected by pollution outside the region. More than a third of plastic pollution could be traced to countries outside the Arctic.
Scientists Found Microplastics Along the Entire Northern Sea Route Plastic waste and microplastics have been found in the sea along the entire Northern Sea Route, Russian scientists confirm. The results of a recent expedition may provide crucial information about how some of the world’s most remote ocean areas are affected by the global issue of microplastics.
Norwegian-Russian Cooperation Against Plastic Pollution in the Barents Sea Norway and Russia will cooperate about fighting plastic pollution in the Barents Sea, says Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen following meetings in Moscow.
Plastic pollution increasing at the top of the Earth Increasing amounts of plastic pollution has been detected in Europe’s most northern Arctic regions. Scientists are registering high concentrations of microplastic particles not only in Arctic waters but also in the Arctic ice and snow.
