How science is helping us respond to the Tyne nurdle pollution incident

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View of a Tyneside beach showing a nurdle drop off point, which looks like a bin.

By Dr Rob Bradburne, Environment Agency Chief Scientist When incidents happen, good decisions depend on good science. That is certainly true of the ongoing recovery along North East England's coast, where a maritime collision released small pellets of plastic, known …