CLEANER MOUNTAINS
CLEAN MONT BLANC
Clean Mont-Blanc is a scientific research and public awareness project on diffuse atmospheric microplastic pollution.
Led by the French association AQUALTI for the scientific component, in close collaboration with Summit Foundation for the awareness raising component, the project’s scientific reference is Université Savoie Mont-Blanc and it relies on a multidisciplinary team (engineers, researchers, mountaineers, communications specialists, ...).
A symbol of the Alps, the Mont Blanc massif stretches across France, Switzerland and Italy. Samples were collected from 2 to 6 June at the outlets of 18 glaciers, at the foot of the massif, in each of the three countries. Analysing differences in spatial contamination from atmospheric deposition will help better understand the mechanisms of transfer and accumulation of microplastic particles in ecosystems.
In addition to the approximately 35 samples collected in glacial streams, a sample was also taken at the summit of Mont Blanc. These samples are currently being analysed at Université Savoie Mont Blanc in Chambéry.
The expedition film
CLEAN MONT BLANC DANS LES MEDIAS
« La chasse aux microplastiques passe par la Fouly », Le Nouvelliste, 4 juin 2021
« Des microplastiques recherchés jusqu’au sommet du Mont-Blanc », Tribune de Genève, 6 juin 2021
« Forscher suchen Mikroplastik auf Mont-Blanc-Gletschern », Blick, 4 juin 2021
« A la recherche des microplastiques », La Liberté, 6 juin 2021
