Giving Compass' Take:

• According to a new study highlighted by Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen, gusts of wind around our world may be carrying microplastics that are not only harmful to our environment but to our health. 

• Plastic litter is an ever-increasing global issue and one of this generation’s key environmental challenges. In what ways can we combat this crisis together?

• Learn about what donors can do about plastic pollution. 

Every gust of wind might be carrying microplastics, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

A team of researchers from France and Scotland wanted to find out how many microplastics could be found in the world’s most remote areas, where very little, if any, plastic is used.

So they traveled to the Pyrenees Mountains, which has long been a magnet for industrial pollutants carried by the wind, according to Quartz.

The team regularly visited a remote location on the French side of the mountains over a period of five months to collect data and found that each square meter of land collected 365 pieces of microplastic each day.

Across the entire Pyrenees, that could amount to billions of particles every day.

Read the full article on microplastics being found in wind by Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen.