Brighton Café Scientifique – Glass fibre composites – a new ‘forever material’?
Wagner HallWith Dr Corina Ciocan Over the past 80 years, glass reinforced plastic boats (GRP or composite boats) have become a mainstay of the boating industry while little attention has been given to the consequences of GRP degradation or boat disposal. Recent studies reveal widespread glass fibre pollution in heavily trafficked waterways while research and policy […]