Thomas Stanton, a PhD researcher at the University of Nottingham, talks with Jessica Owen about his research on microfibre pollution, presenting a somewhat surprising conclusion.
Earlier this year, Tom and other researchers published a paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment that quantified the abundance of both natural and synthetic fibres found in freshwater and atmospheric samples in Nottingham, Leicestershire and Staffordshire, UK.
They took regular samples between November 2017 and July 2018 and found that, actually, natural fibres are far more abundant in the environment than the microplastic fibres that are most commonly mentioned in the press.
To find out more about his research, check out this latest podcast from WTiN.
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