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Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on Friday 20 November, 2020
Researchers studying samples collected by National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition found evidence of microplastics near Mount Everest's summit. The highest concentrations of microplastics were around Base Camp. Samples showed significant quantities of polyester, acrylic, nylon and polypropylene fibres. Such materials are being used to make things like tents.
read more at The Guardian