The group of international scientists from the UK and the Netherlands has found the path along which millions of tons of micro -seeds to the deepest areas of the ocean.
The research was published in the Journal of Science and Technology Science & Technology (EST). The team studied Uttard in the Celtic Sea. They recorded a current at a speed of 2.5 meters per second (m/s) at a depth of 1,500 meters. The samples show the presence of micro -seeds in sand and dirt. More deep analysis shows that underwater snowfall can move plastic particles at a speed of up to 8 m/s and bring a pollutant to a depth of more than 3200 meters.
“These flows create a dangerous combination – biodiversity areas and become the focus of the accumulation of micro particles,” said Dr. Yan Kane from the University of Manchester.
Microplastic threatens the fragile marine ecosystem, transferred toxic substances (heavy metals “, eternal” of PFA), accumulated in food chains and harmful to deep organisms.