The International Atomic Energy Agency's NUTEC Plastics initiative uses nuclear and isotopic techniques to produce data on marine microplastics distribution and fight plastic pollution - it is one of the areas covered by Chile's new cooperation agreements with the agency. The agreement came during a visit to the country by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and was signed by Chile's Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren - in a post on X Grossi said they would "study microplastic pollution in Antarctica, aiming to trace origins and impacts to develop strategies against it".
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tackling-microplastics-in-Antarctica-using-nuclear
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