In this episode, we speak with Dr Imogen Napper a Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Plymouth. Her research investigates the sources of plastic pollution into the environment.
We discuss the growing plastic problem, what the possible solutions are, and the common misconceptions about plastic.
In 2018, Imogen became a National Geographic Explorer and Sky Ocean Rescue Scholar. This funded her ongoing research to investigate different inventions which aim to capture fibres in the washing machine cycle, to stop them potentially entering the environment.
In 2016, her work also helped influence the ban of microbeads in cosmetics internationally, where she found over 3 million plastic particles could be in one bottle of main brand facial scrub.
Imogen is part of the International Marine Litter Research Unit: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/marine-litter
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For more information on visit: https://www.imogen-napper.com/