Supervisors Professor William Blake (School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth) Professor Richard Thompson (School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth) Dr Richard Cooper (School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia) Dr Sabine Lengger (School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth) Project background The media spotlight on plastic pollution in recent years has translated into an urgent call for action by the public, policy makers and industry. While the ubiquity of microplastic pol