Microplastics in Scottish Waters

Scientists have found the highest ever level of microplastics in Scottish waters, The Ferret can reveal.

Data released to The Ferret under freedom of information law by Marine Scotland reveal that the highest concentration of microplastics found in Scotland was in a sample taken from the Solway Firth, where surface water was estimated to contain 210,891 microplastics per square kilometre. 

This was nearly two and a half times higher than the largest sample taken previously in 2016, also from the Solway Firth.

The Ferret’s findings on microplastics pollution are part of a year-long investigation called Scotland’s Seas in Danger which has highlighted pressing issues impacting the marine environment.

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