Chatter #106 – Katy McCoy and Kate Rowley on Microplastics

Microplastics are everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. Tiny little particles of plastic that break off from plastics in our clothes, rubbish, packaging, and basically anything plastic. But how much danger to they pose to humans, wildlife, or ecosystems? To discuss this I was lucky enough to get to chat to scientists Kate Rowley and Katy McCoy who have been researching the effects of microplastics on wildlife in rivers!

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RESOURCES

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2219687-crabs-are-being-found-in-the-thames-with-stomachs-full-of-plastic/

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es2031505

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/news/studies-show-microplastics-are-causing-a-negative-impact-to-the-health-of-the-river-thames-and-its-inhabitants/

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/biological-sciences/news/microplastics-impact-in-river-thames/#:~:text=About%2095%25%20of%20mitten%20crabs,elastic%20bands%20and%20carrier%20bags.

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