Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
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Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Episode 1: Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution with Dr Imogen Napper
Women in Ocean Science Podcast
46 minutes 22 seconds
4 years ago
Episode 1: Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution with Dr Imogen Napper
In the very first podcast episode, hosts Mads and Charlie catch up with marine biologist and microplastics researcher, Dr Imogen Napper. From analysing the world’s first microplastic samples on Everest to washing hundreds of micro-fibre shedding clothes in a dark cupboard of Plymouth university, tune in to discover what it’s like to be on the forefront on microplastics research - and which solutions might help us prevent the ocean from becoming even more of a plastic soup.
Women in Ocean Science Podcast
Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
