‘Plastics Detective’ Imogen Napper traces pollution to the source – National Geographic
![Microplastic poses a growing concern in the oceans and other aquatic habitat (photo: 5Gyres courtesy of Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Microplastic-798x524.jpeg)
As a marine scientist and researcher and National Geographic Explorer, Imogen Napper thinks a lot about plastic….(She) has spent years sweeping the world for traces of plastic where it doesn’t belong, and finding creative solutions to the problem of plastic pollution…