Antarctic ice free land area (archival)

Plastic particles creep everywhere in the Earth's oceans to pollute the wild ecosystem in Antarctica, according to a study published today.

Scientists have found particles of polystyrene in the gut as caprices, which are arthropods of very small wild legs, according to the article published in the magazine "Biolodji Litters".

Plastic particles have previously been found in living creatures in all oceans all the way to the bottom of the world's deepest Mariana Trench.

The authors of the study pointed out that "pollution on land (in the Antarctica) has been largely neglected" so far in practical studies. They studied the situation on the coasts of King George Island, which is "one of the most polluted areas" in Antarctica, because of the existence of scientific research stations and military and tourist facilities there.

Among the rocks they found part of the expanded polystyrene coated with small algae and lichen, which is the favorite food for arthropods and is one of the few species able to withstand climatic conditions in Antarctica.

Al-Kahdilat, which found inside this part of the plastic, was analyzed thanks to the techniques of infrared imaging, which allowed the observation of "certain" effects of polystyrene in the guts of this very small animal that jumps like a flea.

The authors of the study wrote, "Finding plastic particles in pomegranates means that these man-made materials have entered deep into the food chain of the soil because these organisms are abundant in the land not covered by ice, which constitutes less than 1% of this region."

The study warned that "plastic entered a wild food chain that is one of the most distant in the world," which constitutes a "potential new stress factor on polar environmental systems that also face climate change and the high frequency of human activities."

The researchers pointed to a specific problem caused by expanded polystyrene as its porous structure allows small algae to enter it and it attracts other organisms.

The consequences of marine and wild animals eating plastic particles are still very unknown, and scientific teams around the world are seeking to assess the impact of chemicals in the plastic on the animals that eat it.

The authors of the study called for continuing research on the consequences of eating plastics on libations and snipers.