Experts are warning that a new health and environmental crisis might be on the horizon as micro-plastics are increasingly finding their way into air particles and rain drops. In a new study published by Science, researchers discovered that even in the most isolated and wild areas of the United States, micro-plastics were still very much present in both the precipitation and air.
Micro-plastics are defined as tiny chunks of plastic that are less than 5 millimeters long. They often come from fragmented plastic bottles and containers or microfibers that have frayed from worn clothing. These non-biodegradable materials get absorbed into Earth’s atmospheric systems — which then releases them back.
Researchers had hoped, however, that isolated regions such as national parks would at least be spared from the effects of micro-plastics. However, it appears not be to be the case.
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