CGG and Snowdonia National Park Authority Identify Significant Microplastic Pollution on Summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
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This CGG environmental database dashboard display shows the results from the microplastic survey along the Llanberis Path to the summit of Snowdon, North Wales. Top left - Map chart displaying Microplastic Pollution Index ratings of sites related to percentage volume plastic content of samples. This highlights pollution ‘hotpots’ with high microplastic concentrations. Bottom - The bar chart displays the recorded values of plastic content within samples. Microplastic accounts for around 5% of the total volume in samples with the highest plastic content. Top right - Sample image displays a QEMSCAN® mineral map in which the size, shape and distribution of microplastic fragments fragments from the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is highlighted in pink (image courtesy of CGG). QEMSCAN® is a registered trademark of FEI Company.
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