Plastic pollution in the oceans > Prof Richard Thomas @ Plymouth University

Last week's Costing the Earth on Radio 4 looked at alternatives to plastic-based clothing:
Futures Forum: Plastic pollution from our clothes
BBC Radio 4 - Costing the Earth, Microfibre Detectives

Again, Tom Heap interviewed one of the key players looking at how plastics have effected our oceans - and Prof Richard Thompson has been looking at this for decades now:
Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science - University of Plymouth
Professor Richard Thompson - University of Plymouth

And in less than three minutes, he's able to give us all the issues - and some sollutions too:



Plastic waste in the oceans: Professor Richard Thompson, Plymouth University - YouTube

His students are equally interested - for example:




Imogen Napper - P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards - YouTube
Miss Imogen Napper - University of Plymouth

When it comes to the wider media, Prof Thompson has been the go-to academic on this issue for some time too:
Kids News: Scientists call for global glitter ban | Herald Sun
Dirty laundrBreaking into News: Plastic litter on West Country beaches increases by 15% | West Country - ITV Newsy: Are your clothes polluting the ocean? - BBC News
Plastic found in mussels from Arctic to China enters human food, Health News - AsiaOne
Microplastic Pollution: Everyone’s problem - but what can be done about it? - Nov 29 2017 - Tom Lynch - Environmental Science News Articles - Envirotech Online
Microplastics Have Contaminated the World's Tap Water, and Much Else Besides - Seeker
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