For the first time, new pollutants were discovered in Arctic glaciers

For the first time, researchers have found new pollutants such as sunscreen in Arctic glaciers that no longer exist there.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, researchers recently identified 13 substances used in sunscreens and health products in the Svalbard archipelago and in 5 natural glaciers in these areas. This is the first time that such chemicals have been seen in Arctic ice.

Researchers from the Ca Fuscari University in Venice announced in an article that they discovered 13 common ingredients in health products in Arctic glaciers. These substances are usually found as soap fresheners, in shampoos and ultraviolet filters of sunscreen products such as benzophenone 3. Despite the alarming nature of these findings, this study will be considered as the first step to solve such problems. By getting the answer to the question and the reason for the existence of these types of pollutants and how they appear, we can find a suitable way to prevent this problem.

The footprint of human activities in the world is very wide and can be seen even in the North Pole. The spread of microplastics. The presence of plastic waste in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is considered one of the dangerous human activities and their results. The new research also shows that the North Pole and its glaciers are not far from these pollutants.

According to the list of chemicals of concern in the Arctic, pollutants have been identified in this place. Despite having this list and its compounds, their distribution and effects in polar environments have not yet been identified.