A new method for microplastic sampling and isolation in mountain glaciers: A case study of one antisana glacier, Ecuadorian Andes

Microplastic contamination has become ubiquitous in terrestrial and marine environments. Recent studies have shown that the wind can transport and deposit microplastics in high mountain ecosystems, but microplastic contamination therein is unknown. Because mountain glaciers are the primary source of...

• Main Author: Cabrera, Marcela (author)
• Other Authors: Bryan G., Valencia (author), Lucas Solis, Oscar Enrique (author), Calero, Jaqueline L. (author), Maisincho, Luis (author), Conicelli, Bruno (author), Massaine Moulatlet, Gabriel (author), Vellosa Capparelli, Mariana (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Surface snow; Ice core; Tropical andes; Microplastic contamination; Microplastic collection; Analytical methodologies
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100051; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/420