{"id":41636,"date":"2024-01-09T11:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=41636"},"modified":"2024-01-09T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:48:41","slug":"how-far-can-microplastic-fibres-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/how-far-can-microplastic-fibres-travel\/41636\/","title":{"rendered":"How far can microplastic fibres travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A recent study by scientists at the University of Vienna and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation in G\u00f6ttingen, has determined how far microplastic fibres travel in the atmosphere depends on particle shape.<\/h2>\n
While spherical particles settle quickly, microplastic fibres might travel as far as the stratosphere. The researchers first determined experimentally how fast microplastic fibres settle in the atmosphere and found that fibres settle substantially slower than spheres of the same mass.<\/p>\n
In their study, the researchers argue that further studies are urgently needed to investigate the possible influence of microplastics on the atmosphere.<\/p>\n