26 Apr 2018

Record levels of microplastics found in Arctic sea ice

From Nine To Noon, 9:20 am on 26 April 2018

German researchers studying sea ice floating in the Arctic have found record levels of microplastics trapped inside the ice. Ice samples gathered across the Arctic Ocean contained tiny particles of plastic at concentrations two to three times higher than previous recorded. Kathryn talks with study leader, Dr Ilke Peeken, from the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany.