Microplastics: are they a micro problem? Investigating how to effectively mitigate microplastic pollution

By Alisa Reid –  Plastic pollution is a critical long-term problem with ~400Mt produced annually [1]. Microplastics are an important contributor; classified as <5mm in diameter. There are two classes; primary (manufactured at size) or secondary (eroded to classification size) [2]. This pollution is challenging to successfully mitigate as their size often enables them to…