Microplastic Concentration in Lake Tahoe, CA, is 3rd Highest of 38 Watersheds Tested Worldwide The majestic and mysterious deep blue water of Lake Tahoe, CA, is well known for its spectacular beauty. However, an extremely high concentration of microplastics is a major concern and growing problem to the lake’s clarity and purity. Microplastics are tiny (<0.2 inches) plastic particles and microfibers from clothing, cosmetics, single-use water bottles, and plastics, and a staggering amount of […] John Cunningham | July 18, 2023 0 Comments
South Lake Tahoe, CA, Bans Plastic Bottle Sales The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted recently to pass a ban on the local sale of single-use plastic water bottles and updated regulations on polystyrene and plastic food packaging. The bill was first proposed In September, voted into place early in October by the City Council, and appropriately will go into full effect on the next Earth Day (April […] Brains Dana Andresen | October 31, 2022 1 Comment
Reexamination of Colorado’s Snowpack Leads to a Surprising Discovery about Microplastics and Possible Clues to Receding Snowpacks Reynold’s Rediscovery Richard Reynolds, a retired U.S. Geological Survey researcher recently made an important discovery in Colorado’s Upper River Basin snowpack. It is concerning a subject Reynolds has been looking at for quite some time, co-authoring one article on the topic in 2015 titled, “Regional Variability in Dust-On-Snow Processes and Impacts in Upper Colorado River Basin” followed by another in […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
Microplastics Found in Snow in Siberia, Russia Researchers recently found microplastic pollution in Siberia, one of the world’s most remote areas. These recent findings are another example of human pollution permeating the environment. Related: USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains? At Tomsk State University, researchers found airborne plastic fibers in snow samples taken from twenty different Siberian regions. Snow sampled from the Altai Mountains, […] Brains Alex Mangels | March 25, 2021 0 Comments
Estimated 1.56 Billion Masks Entered Oceans in 2020 [arve url="https://vimeo.com/487781778"] Dominic Gawel | January 6, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains? The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released its report of particulates found in eight locations across the Colorado Front Range using the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network. The study, which was conducted from January 24, 2017, to December 19, 2017, and included twelve collection dates surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) found microplastics present or possibly present in 9 […] Weather Jonathan Thomson | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
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