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The Big Microplastic Survey
In November 2017, David Jones was walking along East Head in West Sussex. The area is a National Trust site and designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. However hidden in the sands the bright colours of microplastics were clearly evident. Just around the corner on West Wittering beach the problem was even worse with wave driven microplastics coating the strandlines of every tide.
David decided to try and find out how big the problem was and embarked on an ambitious project to recruit volunteers to help him do it. His first citizen science survey attracted around 70 volunteers from all over the South of England and was a great success. Subsequent surveys using volunteers were equally successful, providing data for further research that was invaluable.
As he posted images of the surveys on social media he was increasingly asked by friends how they could be involved. The answer was that they could and should be and so The Big Microplastic Survey came about.
The Big Microplastic Survey is an opportunity for individuals, organisations, schools, in fact virtually anyone with access to a river or coastline, to help gather data and provide some basic analysis that can be used to further our knowledge of the microplastic issue.