Researchers at Tomsk State University (TSU) have completed a three-year study on microplastic levels in the snow cover of Western Siberia, finding a steady increase in synthetic particle concentrations. In 2021, the average concentration was 711 particles per square meter; by 2023, that figure rose to 1,112.
The monitoring effort utilized 23 observation stations across several Russian regions, including the Kemerovo, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, an…
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