Plastic pollution: Snowdon research is a ‘wake-up call’
The discovery of microplastic pollution near the top of the highest mountain in Wales is a "scary wake-up call", environmentalists have said.Traces of plastic have been found in samples collected from Llyn Glaslyn - a remote lake near the summit of Snowdon.The tiny particles are "most likely" to have been deposited by rain, wetland science expert Dr Christian Dunn said. A teacher who gathered the samples will now visit all the UK's 15 national parks to learn more.Activist Laura Sanderson swam 16 miles (26km) from the source of River Glaslyn - 2,000ft (610m) above sea level - to the sea, last April, collecting water samples along the way.Results showed an average of three pieces of microplastic per litre from the lake made famous...
