By conducting scientific research on your local beach, you can contribute to the global map of marine microplastic pollution. Rayal Liverpool
environment
February 15, 2023
Conrad Veris
I am visiting my hometown The Hague on the west coast of Holland and decided to take my family on a fun trip to the seaside. When I say “fun trip”, I mean, of course, an excursion to collect samples for my latest scientific research activity, the Big Microplastics Survey.
The project will sample sediment from within five quadrants, each one square meter in size, along a 30-meter stretch of the beach, and filter it to remove microplastic or mesoplastic debris (each 1–5 mm in diameter). or 5-25mm plastic pieces). …
