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‘Everywhere we looked we found evidence’: the godfather of microplastics on 20 years of pollution research and the fight for global action
2024
Richard C. Thompson
Summary
Richard Thompson, the scientist who coined the term "microplastics" in 2004, reflects on 20 years of pollution research and argues that despite growing scientific understanding, global policy action to reduce plastic pollution has remained frustratingly slow.
Since coining the term microplastics 20 years ago on May 7 2004, Richard Thompson reflects on the progress being made to halt plastic pollution.