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Microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters mirrors rates in North Atlantic and Mediterranean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020 at 15:42
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Microplastics have been identified in Antarctic waters at rates that mirror the amounts found in oceans elsewhere in the world,

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Leaching is coming from waste piles called sumps, which were frozen into the permafrost during oil and gas exploration work. (Queen's University)
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Drilling waste thawing and leaching into lakes in Canada’s Far North

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:05
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They are called “sumps”. They are basically huge pits dug into the permafrost near the sites of exploratory oil and

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