Reducing the impacts of plastic waste in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Department Name: Plymouth Marine Lab
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Lindeque P
(2021)
Plastics and Plankton in Our Seas
in Frontiers for Young Minds
Walkinshaw C
(2023)
Impact of polyester and cotton microfibers on growth and sublethal biomarkers in juvenile mussels
in Microplastics and Nanoplastics
| Description | UK dialogues on the Global Plastics Treaty |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Butt Out: A transdisciplinary approach in understanding and addressing the risks of littered cigarette butts |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2741980 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 05/2026 |
| Description | Charity Donation |
| Amount | $5,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Microsoft Research |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Global |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 07/2024 |
| Description | Developing ecological solutions to plastic pollution |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2570152 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2022 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | From road to sea: Exploring the biological effects of tyre particles in marine invertebrates. (Ref:4293) |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2698635 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | Polymers from sugars: development of emerging sustainable plastics and investigation of their impact on the marine environment |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2749401 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | Volvo Environment Prize 2022 |
| Amount | 1,500,000 kr (SEK) |
| Organisation | Volvo Environment Prize |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Sweden |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | 7IMDC Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presented work on microplastic ecotox and chaired sessions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Article in Fast Company |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article entitled "Mussels can be a natural filter to remove microplastics from the ocean" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://fastcompany.com |
| Description | Article in Marine Industry News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in marine industry news 26th July |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/is-mussel-poo-the-answer-to-microplastics/ |
| Description | Cafe Scientifique |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk entitled "Microplastics in our marine environment: Prevalence, problems and solutions" at the Cafe Scientifique, Launceston. Was well attended with approximately 50+ people. Many interesting questions and discussion afterwards with a broad range of audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Challenger Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented work on microplastics ecotox studies and co-chaired |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Expert Panel on Microplastics (SCCWRP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Worked with international experts in the field of microplastics research, coordinate by SCCWRP. Was designed to help inform Californian legal limits of thresholds on microplastics in drinking water and into coastal environments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Filming for BBC Spotlight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Filming with Spotlight - discussion on problems and solutions of microplastics in our seas |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Interview for The Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview and subsequent article in The Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Live Radio Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Live Interview on BBC Radio Cornwall 09/07/21 discussing problems and solutions for microplastic pollution in the marine environment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Media interview (Global Landscapes Forum) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on wider microplastics research with which I am involved, spanning various projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Microplastics Workshop (Falmouth) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Discussing how we can work towards a circular economy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Microplastics Workshop (Human and Ecological Health Effects of Microplastics in Water Symposium) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I presented research as part of Human and Ecological Health Effects of Microplastics in Water Symposium. Symposium was held remotely with international speakers from the microplastics community and open to public and stakeholders. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Ocean podcast with EuroNews called 'Is it possible to end ocean plastic pollution? Went live in Oct. 2022. Recorded with Jeremy Wilks and Francois Gilgani |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/13/ocean-calls-podcast-is-it-possible-to-end-ocean-plastics-p... |
| Description | Radio 4's Today Program |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed on Radio 4's Today Program in response to V&A's new art exhibition; "Plastic: Remaking Our World will chart the changing fortunes of a material with a more than 170-year history, encouraging visitors to think afresh about the promise and challenges of this extraordinary material." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | School Visit (South Brent Primary) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School visit with activity on plastic and plankton |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Socio-oceanography workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussing plastics in the context of One Health and Socio-oceanography |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | • Article by Springwise Intelligence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article by Springwise Intelligence. Springwise.com is a digital journal, based in Somerset House, dedicated to discovering innovations that matter since 2002. They receive over 120,000 page views every month and have a social media audience of over 300,000. They recently dedicated an article to our project using mussels to filter the water for microplastics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |