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Plastic pollution in the sea

Posted by: Ben Taylor, Posted on: 30 July 2018 - Categories: Sea

Plastic pollution in the sea has pushed its way to the forefront of public opinion over the last few months. New research drives this publicity, with revelations that up to 93% of bottled water may contain microplastics1. This coupled with …

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