Shaun Forrest

PhD from Carleton University. Examining microplastic pollution in the Ottawa River watershed 🇨🇦 🇳🇿

[Shaun Forrest @SA_Forrest]

Better late than never.... this paper marks all of my PhD thesis chapters published, Woo Hoo!

https://t.co/BmCW8KbPRE

[Shaun Forrest @SA_Forrest]

Hot off the press! We had some interesting results in this study looking how microplastic levels in freshwater change during various temporal events.

https://t.co/sXT28vkwaS

[Shaun Forrest @SA_Forrest]

Props to Air Tahiti Nui when I got my meal today, (what I assume was) bamboo cutlery (not plastic) nice job!

[Justine Ammendolia 🏳️‍🌈 @JustineAmmendo1]

Excited to see this paper out into the 🌎!

“This 📝 calls for ⬆️citizen science participation in collecting #plasticpollution data both during & post pandemic… citizen science data can be used to develop 🌎 informed 🗑 pollution mitigation strategies.”

https://t.co/INMg9qJPCI

[Dr. Sam Athey @sustainablesam_]

PhD opportunity at Univ of Toronto to work in an exciting, multi-investigator study of microplastic sources and fate in an urban watershed, including questions of social equity. Please contact [email protected] for more info & with questions! Please RT & share 🔬🌎 🥼

[Chelsea Rochman @ChelseaRochman]

Yes, #microfibers are a type of #microplastic pollution, but not all #microfibers are plastic! If we simply look for plastic #microfibers, we are missing many anthropogenic particles: https://t.co/N9gvAdgrNq. Check out this new paper by @lisaerdle @sustainablesam_

[Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner @martiwag]

In this new #preprint we look at whether everyday plastic products contain chemicals involved in #obesity. We show that extractable chemicals trigger fat cell differentiation, growth, fat accumulation. PVC, PU, PP most active. 100-3600 chemicals/product.
Pls read, share, comment!

[SETAC Microplastics Interest Group @SETAC_plastics]

Still looking for the perfect #postdoc? Check out the link for a #plastics research opportunity in the Azores on project “PLASTDEEP – Assessing plastic pollution in the deep sea, the ultimate sink of plastics in the oceans”

https://t.co/fynJmkZXkS

[Scott Coffin, Ph.D. @DrSCoffin]

We've been studying the impacts of #microplastics since 1961. Despite 100's of tox studies, there are still no health-based regulations.
I'll explain how to overcome challenges to assessing risks on June 23rd at the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation.
https://t.co/6nTl2FHzZ4

[Scott Coffin, Ph.D. @DrSCoffin]

Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation on July 15th for a free virtual forum on #microplastics! We'll cover #human and #ecological impacts, #microfibers, regulatory/policy interventions, and additional solutions.
@smbrander
https://t.co/3EZZyshx3O

[Dr. Garth Covernton 👨🏼‍🔬🔬👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍🏫 @GCovernton]

Interesting new study using an oil separation method for extracting microplastics but using a "syringe cascade" where the syringe walls are coated with different oils. Something I've never heard of! https://t.co/GxeW3XrXWL

[Plastics Lab @OceanWise @PlasticsLab]

Congratulations to the @OpenSpecy team for creating this valuable resource for microplastics researchers! Open data not only leads to better science, but also builds credibility among decision makers!

https://t.co/INubRbNmSA

[Denise Mitrano @DeniseMitrano]

Our perspective in Nature Nanotechnology, Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution, is now online! I had some great and long discussions with my co-authors, so hope you can also enjoy the result as much as we enjoyed writing it!🙂https://t.co/egb3wD68ys

[Uwe Schnepf (he/him) @SchnepfUwe]

Wanna try @OpenSpecy? They now offer a cool tutorial 🤗

[Liisa Jantunen, PhD 🇨🇦 @liisajay]

Searching for a post-doc at the University of Toronto to study microplastics in the atmosphere in urban and Arctic environments. Please retweet. @sustainablesam_ and @lisaerdle

[Dr. Janice Brahney @jlbrahney]

our new paper is out in PNAS! https://t.co/o4teqViXfT

[Scott Coffin, Ph.D. @DrSCoffin]

Our team is assessing the evidence for human health impacts from #microplastics.
“We’ll actually be able to say with some level of certainty whether or not this is an immediate issue for people’s health, or if it’s an issue that will arise down the road.”
https://t.co/g8x3BWk0Gq

[Plastics Lab @OceanWise @PlasticsLab]

At the Plastics Lab, we are excited because next week is Microplastics Week, a series of events hosted by sustainibabe. #microplastics #plasticpollution
https://t.co/8yIOtmM9Ku