Nanoplastics measurements in Northern and Southern polar ice

It has been established that various anthropogenic contaminants have already reached all the world's pristine locations, including the polar regions. While some of those contaminants, such as lead and soot, are decreasing in the environment, thanks to international regulations, other novel contaminants emerge. Plastic pollution has been shown as a durable novel pollutant, and, since recently, smaller and smaller plastics particles have been identified in various environments (air, water and soil). Considerable research already exists measuring the plastics in the 5 mm to micrometre size range (microplastics). However, far less is known about the plastics debris that fragmented to the sub-micrometre size…

• NS
  National Science Foundation
• UO
  University of Manitoba
• TM
  Trond Mohn stiftelse
• AN
  Antarctica New Zealand
• SN
  Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
• KU
  Københavns Universitet
• UU
  Universiteit Utrecht
• CA
  Chinese Academy of Sciences
• FD
  Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
• BN
  Beijing Normal University
• BF
  Belgian Federal Science Policy Office

  Award: SD/CA/05
• NO
  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  Awards: 024.002.001, OCENW.XS.066, OCENW.XS2.078
• IP
  Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor
• UI
  Universitetet i Bergen
• AM
  A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal
• NI
  National Institute of Polar Research
• NE
  Netherlands Earth System Science Centre

  Award: 024.002.001
• NS
  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• OO
  Office of Polar Programs