Japanese Scientists Discover Microplastics in Clouds

Japanese scientists have discovered microplastics in clouds. As part of the research, scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the mist surrounding the peaks, and then analyzed the physical and chemical properties of the samples in detail. The results were unexpected: the team identified nine different types of polymers and one type of rubber in the microplastic particles, ranging in size from 7.1 to 94.6 micrometers. Furthermore, every liter of tested cloud water contained 6.7 to 13.9 plastic particles.