Maria T. (Maite) Maldonado
Professor
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Specialization: Microbial degradation of microplastics; Novel methods to characterize and quantify microplastics in marine environments; Oceanography; Marine biogeochemistry; Marine pollution; Environmental monitoring; Plankton, Zooplankton; Organic contaminants; Trace metals
Interest in Microplastics:
- 10µm - 5mm Microfibers (MFs)
- Developing innovative technologies for the accurate quantification & characterization of MFs in marine environments (waters & plankton…)
- Studying the sources, transport and fate of MFs in the Strait of Georgia (SoG) and its urbanized watershed
- Investigating biological degradation of MFs in the marine environment
- Working with predictive modelers to evaluate the ultimate fate of MFs in SoG