State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Environ Pollut. 2019 Nov;254(Pt A):112953. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.121. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
Atmospheric transport is an important pathway for the deposition of micro- and nano-plastics in remote areas. However, the sources and fate of atmospheric microplastics remain poorly understood. A study on atmospheric transport and deposition in the Pyrenean Mountains highlights the movement of microplastics away from known sources (cities, agriculture, and industry) into remote areas. Following this first evidence of atmospheric microplastic deposition in a pristine location, it is necessary to reconsider previous studies on atmospheric microplastic deposition and behavior in remote areas.
大气传输是微塑料和纳米塑料在偏远地区沉积的一个重要途径。然而,大气中的微塑料的来源和归宿仍不清楚。对比利牛斯山脉大气传输和沉积的一项研究强调了微塑料从已知来源(城市、农业和工业)向偏远地区的迁移。在这一原始地点首次发现大气微塑料沉积的证据之后,有必要重新考虑以前关于偏远地区大气微塑料沉积和行为的研究。