#Pyrénées : Il pleut (et il neige) du #plastique dans les montagnes de l’Ariège révèlent des scientifiques
▻https://www.20minutes.fr/planete/2497255-20190415-pyrenees-pleut-neige-plastique-montagnes-ariege-revelent-
Pour prélever leurs échantillons, durant cinq mois d’hiver, les scientifiques ont pris pourtant soin de sélectionner un coin supposé être à l’abri des activités humaines et industrielles. Il est situé à plus de 5 km de tout village et à 120 km de Toulouse, qui plus est en pleine zone Natura 2.000.
Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world  | Environment | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/winds-can-carry-microplastics-anywhere-and-everywhere
Many scientists are concerned about the potential health impacts of microplastics, which easily absorb toxic chemicals and can host harmful bacteria, with some even suggesting people are breathing the particles. The new research shows microplastics can remain airborne.
“When you get down to respiratory size particles, we don’t know what those do,” said Deonie Allen. “That is a really big unknown, and we don’t want it to end up something like asbestos.” Plastic fibres have been found in human lung tissue, with those researchers suggesting they are “candidate agents contributing to the risk of lung cancer”.
