Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Discussion 1

‘Best practices and research methods for the collection and characterization of micro and nanoplastics from the environment’

Chair: Dr Kay Ho (United States Environmental Protection Agency)

Pre-recorded Speaker Presentations

Full pre-recorded presentations (which were available for workshop participants to watch pre-event) provide an in-depth discussion into the topic from the perspective of professionals across the APEC region. These include:

  • Qinmei Li - Studies on the methods for analysis of microplastics and the degradation process of plastics
  • Dr Olga Pantos - Microplastics in Aotearoa-New Zealand
  • Shuhei Tanaka - Behavior of microplastics in urban water circulation systems and challenges to nanoplastics around coral reefs
  • Dr Jennifer Lynch - Lessons learned from quantifying microplastics from Hawaiian beach sand, deep-sea sediment, and gastrointestinal tracts of marine animals: A path toward nanoplastic quantification
  • Dr Anna Posacka – Advancing methods for microplastic and microfiber analysis in urban watershed samples: Insights from multi-partner research
  • Tatiana A. Lastovina – Complex investigation of the microplastics pollution in the Don river

Start times for each speaker can be found on the video title slide.

Return to APEC micro- and nanoplastic in marine debris workshop home page here.

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