Microplastics low and high in Alaska
![Ned Rozell A screenshot from a May 16 satellite text message from UAF student Matthew Crisafi-Lurtsema, who with fellow student Roger Jaramillo is collecting snow samples from Denali. He sent the message from his tent at about 10,500 feet on the 20,310-foot mountain. Microplastics low and high in Alaska](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/screenshot.103-1.jpg)
Two University of Alaska Fairbanks students are making their way up Denali while sampling for microplastics within the snow covering the 20,310-foot mountain. One of them, Matthew Crisafi-Lurtsema, has been sending back satellite texts, one each day since they flew from Talkeetna to Denali’s Kahiltna Glacier on May 8, 2024. As of May 17, 2024, […]