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The "godfather" of microplastics on how to stop them

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Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS was the first used the term "microplastics" in an article published by Science in 2004. (Getty Images)

Marine biologist Professor Richard Thompson was the first to identify microplastics on an Isle of Man beach 30 years ago. This week, he’s been at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates from around the world are working towards an international treaty on plastic pollution. But are policymakers listening to the scientists?

Guest: Richard Thompson, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth

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