In the past, whatever ended up on the glacier remained there for a long time, but never ‘forever’: the ongoing melting of the glaciers is accelerating the flow.
‘Microplastics: From the Glaciers to Our Doorsteps’ is a guided tour of the laboratory run by the Lake and Glacier Ecology Research Group at the University of Innsbruck’s Technology Campus.
By and with Birgit Sattler
Fotocredits: "Requiem in Weiss", a film by Harry Putz
