The problem of Microplastic Accumulation in the Arctic Ocean

Abstract

Recently, ice in the Northern Arctic Ocean has been rapidly melting. Microplastic debris accumulated in ice has posed a global threat to various marine organisms and ecological processes for many years. In general, microplastics represent marine life, and through them, a person consumes marine products. Microplastics pollute ice, water, water, and fishery organisms that are used for the economy. Microplastic particles (less than 5 mm in size) pose a particular danger to humans due to their high mobility in the marine environment, their ability to be included in the food chain at all levels, the accumulation of various persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and other hazardous substances carried by ocean currents over long distances on the surface. Our initial survey shows that microplastics are found in seawater, on the seashore, and the seabed, in ice, and marine life. The research needs to be continued to get a complete picture of microplastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean.