{"id":28469,"date":"2020-01-06T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T22:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=28469"},"modified":"2020-01-06T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T22:00:31","slug":"microplastic-discovery-in-arctic-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/microplastic-discovery-in-arctic-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Microplastic discovery in the Arctic Ocean disappoints environmental advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Arctic expedition led by scientists, students, and media men came upon a microplastic discovery that led them into disappointment and frustration.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Arctic Expedition<\/span><\/h2>\n

An Arctic expedition led by scientists, students, and other environmental advocates<\/a> got on board a Swedish shipping vessel, the Icebreaker Oden, to scour the Canadian Arctic Archipelago for any signs of environmental concerns.<\/span>
\nTo the group’s dismay, a microplastic discovery was the least issue they were expecting to run into. Chunks of ice showed signs of microplastic attachments in it.<\/span><\/p>\n

A microplastic discovery<\/span><\/h2>\n

A microplastic, as defined by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is any kind of plastic fragment that is measured less than 5mm.<\/span>
\nFrom whole plastics, they break down into microplastics and even smaller pieces through time. Due to its non-biodegradable quality, these microplastics can travel across maritime borders and affect marine diversity along its way.<\/span>
\nThe harm microplastics bring to marine life, organisms, animal, and even humans are very imminent.<\/span>
\nKrystian Kopka, a junior from City College of New York, and a part of the Arctic expedition, shared his sentiment regarding the microplastic discovery at the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Microplastics. Those are bad for the environment, especially marine life. Beluga whales, polar bears, and seabirds from the Arctic are greatly affected by the destruction of their habitat and ecosystem.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kopka and the group collected samples of microplastics found during the expedition – plastics of different colors, shapes, and sizes.<\/span>
\nThe US NOAA has been studying the occurrence of plastic waste in sea ice<\/a> from Beaufort Gyre, the Central Arctic, and the Eurasian Basin, but this was the first time they have encountered it on ice from the Northwest Passage.<\/span>
\nThe study on microplastics is not yet that extensive. Experts are doing major research on the full extent of its effect on the environment, collecting sediments, ice attachments, and water-surface samples.<\/span>
\nThe Arctic expedition is part of the Northwest Passage Project.<\/span>
\n 
\nFeatured image by Eco-Business<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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