The findings, which reveal the potential threat to Everest posed by plastic pollutants, were published in the environmental journal One Earth on Friday. Mount Everest is somewhere I have always considered remote and pristine. To know we are polluting near the top of the tallest mountain (in the world) is a real eye-opener." The study also suggests it is possible that microplastics found on Everest are blown there from elsewhere in the strong Himalayan winds. Researchers also found microplastics in streams below the famous Himalayan peak, but the concentration was lower than in snow.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 07:07 UTC