However, this conclusion has yet to be confirmed by a series of more precise studies, reports gismeteo.ru.
Microplastics are called particles of polymer waste, the size of which does not exceed 5 mm. Their source may be synthetic clothing, plastic containers, car tires.
Materials such as polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene and polyamide were identified in the samples from the clouds. With the help of modeling, it was found out that all these particles got into the clouds over Taishan from large cities and agglomerations.
