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Science mission to discover how "everyday" chemicals and plastic are changing the Arctic

March 12, 2019

Lancaster University Scientists are heading to the Arctic to discover how chemicals and microscopic particles of plastic debris are changing one of the world’s most pristine environments.  Researchers have already found evidence that plastic and other pollutants form sources such as pesticides and fire retardants appear to accumulate in sea ice. But in a warmer less predictable Arctic, with thinner and less extensive sea ice, the behaviour of these pollutants is unknown. Each season, a proportion of Arctic Sea ice melts, delivering critical nutrients to marine surface waters. But as the ice melts, contaminants are also released into the sea. This process occurs during the Arctic spring when biological activity in the surface ocean is increasing.

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