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October 11, 2023

Six members from our UBC Microplastics Cluster — Marcus Johns, Lisa Kester, Matthew D. Kowal, Nicole McHugh, Teresa M. Seifried, Lori-jon Waugh — recently participated in the Microplastics & Marine Debris Workshop held at the Seattle Aquarium in Washington State. The event, organized by Dr. Veronica Padula and her team, served as a melting pot of insights, innovations, and discussions surrounding the critical issue of microplastics pollution.

Our team was engaged in the workshop, contributing through talks and insightful poster presentations. The Microplastics Cluster members delved into the profound environmental impact of microplastics, exploring its fate and impact in the environment as well as presenting new characterization technologies.

 

Lori, Lisa and Nicole presenting their research at the poster session.

Lori, Lisa and Nicole presenting their work at the poster session. 

 

Teresa talks about the potential influence of microplastics on cloud formation, in particular ice nucleation. 

 

Matthew shows the participants how he uses interferometric scattering microscopy (iSCAT) to detect nanoplastics. 

 

Marcus presents his new method for detecting microplastics using fluorescence. 

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Microplastics, Health and the Environment

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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