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Microplastic Found Even In The Air In France's Pyrenees Mountains

Tiny fragments broken down from larger pieces of plastic have already been found in rivers, lakes, oceans and in agricultural soil. But very few studies of wind-borne microplastic have ever been done.
A team of researchers found a surprisingly large amount of microplastic in the air in the Pyrenees mountains in southern France.

Surprisingly high amounts of microplastic are raining down on a remote and seemingly pristine part of France's Pyrenees mountains, according to scientists who say such particles could potentially be floating everywhere.

Microplastic — fragments smaller than a fifth of an inch that have broken down from larger pieces of plastic — has been found

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