Not mentioned: micro plastics are also trapped in arctic sea ice<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.sciencemag.org&#x2F;earth&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05&#x2F;trillions-plastic-pieces-may-be-trapped-arctic-ice" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.sciencemag.org&#x2F;earth&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05&#x2F;trillions-plastic-p...</a><p>Also, lots of nasty stuff in DWR (common in technical clothing) winds up in the environment like PFOA &#x2F; PFOS. Patagonia, Columbia, and Mountain Hardwear (among others possibly) recognize the problem but haven&#x27;t found anything as a suitable replacement yet.