A natural gem is being destroyed by plastic
Source: https://phys.org/news/
The outer island coastal areas of Trondelag are among the most polluted in the country. Mausund and the Froan Nature Reserve in Trondelag have had notable problems with plastic litter for many years. Due to the ocean currents around this mid-coast archipelago, Mausund and the Froan Nature Reserve are particularly exposed to marine litter washed ashore here. "The clean-up work began in 2017. The crew couldn't have imagined how bad it was," says Hilde Ervik, a senior lecturer at NTNU's Department of Teacher Education. It turns out that the outer island coastal areas of Trøndelag are among the most polluted in the country. NTNU is conducting a research project that addresses the plastic pollution of the reserve. The results were published in Science of The Total Environment.