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Science Communication for Marine Microplastic Pollution: Six Recommendations
This briefing note was produced to provide an overview of the six key recommendations identified from workshops on the topic of ‘Science Communication and Marine Plastic Pollution: Perspectives on the (mis) Communication of Microplastics.’ This resource was created by the by the Coastal & Marine Science Communication, Stakeholder Engagement and Societal Impact (SCEI) research group at MaREI, the SFI Centre for Energy, Climate, and Marine at University College Cork, Ireland.
RESPONSE Newsletter Issue No. 3
You can now access our third and final RESPONSE project newsletter!
Modeling the Pathways of Microplastics in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
This poster entitled ‘Modeling the Pathways of Microplastics in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea’ was presented by our TalTech partners Natalja Buhhalko and Urmas Lips as part of the JPI Oceans closing event held at the Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland.
Seasonal Distribution of Microplastics and Anthropogenic P
articles in Four Commercial Marine Species from the
Arcachon Bay (North-East Atlantic, France)
This poster entitled ‘Seasonal Distribution of Microplastics and Anthropogenic Particles in Four Commercial Marine Species from the Arcachon Bay (North-East Atlantic, France)’ was presented by our TalTech partners Natalja Buhhalko and Urmas Lips as part of the JPI Oceans closing event held at the Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland.
Process-based Sensitivity Analysis of a Lagranglan Particle Tracking Model for Microplastics
This poster entitled ‘Process-based Sensitivity Analysis of a Lagranglan Particle Tracking Model for Microplastics’ was presented by as part of the JPI Oceans closing event held at the Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland.
RESPONSE Newsletter Issue No. 2
Catch up on all of our RESPONSE activities from March 2022 to March 2023 in the second issue of our project newsletter!
Microplastics hunters Project Poster
The Microplastic Hunters Project is a research collaboration between the Institute for the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment of the National Research Council (CNR-IAS), the outdoor activity leader Outdoor Portofino, and the Auxiliary Coast Guard (GCA) of the Genoa. This project aims to engage citizens and raise awareness towards the health status of the marine environment through a sampling activity to monitor microplastics in coastal surface waters, testing a new sampling tool: the Minimanta. Learn more about this project by clicking the link below!
Polytechnic University of Marche ‘Communication and Dissemination’ Activities Poster
Our coordinating partners at the Polytechnic University of Marche have been actively involved in communication and dissemination activities throughout the RESPONSE project lifecycle. From citizen science and community based participatory actions, to microplastic documentaries, you can learn more about these activities in the below poster!
First Insights into Leachate Toxicity of Field Collected Plastics Towards Marine Zooplankton
This poster was presented by Chiara Gambardella (NR-IAS) as part of MICRO2022 Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from Micro to Nano (Session 15.3_O), which was held from 14-18 November. To investigate the ecotoxicological effects of plastic leachates from four typology of plastics (fishing ropes, hard plastics, plastic bottles, pellets) collected in different geographic areas, including the Adriatic and Ligurian Sea and the Biscay Bay, on 4 marine invertebrates; A. amphitrite nauplii, Aurelia sp. ephyrae, B. plicatilis, and P. lividus larvae.
Ecotoxicological Effects of Micro and Nanoplastics in Gelatinous Zooplankton.
This poster was presented by Elisa Costa (CNR-IAS) as part of MICRO2022 Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from Micro to Nano (Session 15.3_O), which was held from 14-18 November. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time microplastics and nanoplastics ingestion and ecotoxicological effects in the ephyra stage of Aurelia sp. (Cnidarian jellyfish), which were recently suggested as valid model organisms in ecotoxicology.
New Insights into Plastic Degradation: Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Marine Invertebrates.
This poster was presented by researcher Elisa Costa of CNR-IAS as part of µMED 2022, which was held from the 25th to the 28th September at the Partenope Congress Centre in Naples and online. This poster presents the results of a study in which PET plastic bottles were used to assess leachate ecotoxicity in the crustaceans Amphibalanus amphitrite and Tigriopus fulvus nauplii, in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus larvae and in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis.
Uptake and Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Gelatinous Zooplankton
This poster was presented by researcher Elisa Costa of CNR-IAS as part of µMED 2022, which was held from the 25th to the 28th September at the Partenope Congress Centre in Naples and online. This poster presents the results of a study that investigated for the first time, the ecotoxicological effects of polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics and polystyrene nanoplastics on the ephyra stage of the Aurelia sp. jellyfish.
Plastic Pellet Flux in the Port of Antwerp
This poster was presented by PhD researcher Hanne Diels from the University of Antwerp, as part of the Interfaces Against Pollution: Chemical and Biological Perspectives conference in Antwerp (Belgium) which was held from the 18th to the 21st September 2022. This poster outlines the first phase of research into the density and distribution of plastic pellet losses on public roads in and around the Port of Antwerp and presents the results of the sampling strategies undertaken.
Leachates from Virgin and Beached Plastic Items: Assessment of Chemical Composition and Ecotoxicity to Marine Organisms
This poster was presented by PhD researcher Carola Mazzoli from the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche (Univpm) as part of PRIMO21 (Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms) at Gothenburg (22-25 May 2022). This poster details a study that aims to explore the chemical characteristics of leachates from both beached and virgin plastic items and evaluate their toxicity to marine organisms of different trophic levels, using a battery of ecotoxicological bioassays.
Effects of Leachates From Tyre Wear Particles on
Marine Copepods
This poster was created by our partners at the National Institute for Aquatic Resources-DTU Aqua and the University of las Palmas of Gran Canaria for SETAC Europe 2022, and presents the preliminary results of acute toxicity experiments that were carried out on five copepod species, to investigate the effects of TWP leachates and evaluate whether the effects are modulated by the size and behaviour of representative species.
RESPONSE Newsletter
Catch up on all of our RESPONSE activities to date in our first project newsletter!
The Gulf of Finland Science Day 2021
This poster was presented by our partners at Tallinn University of Technology as part of The Gulf of Finland Science Days 2021 event ‘New Start for the Gulf of Finland Co-operation’, which took place in the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn, from the 29th to the 30th of November, 2021. This poster outlines the preliminary results from field sampling activities that took place in the Gulf of Finland, in August and September 2021.
REPSONSE Poster
This poster was created by our partners Polytechnic University of Marche to display at their European Researchers Night event in Ancona. As part of this event, they lead practical activities on plastic pollution which included a microplastics identification station!
RESPONSE Brochure
Learn about the key aims & objectives of the RESPONSE project with our first project brochure!
EMERGING: Environmental Mixtures of Emerging Contaminants Repercussions on Gonads and Impact of Next Generations
This poster was presented by researcher Joanna M. Gonçalves from the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (University of Algarve) for which she received The Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award for 2021. This poster considers how contaminants can affect the reproductive system of organisms such as mussels.
Micro Plastic Hunters Project Infographic
The following infographic (Italian) provides an overview of the impacts of plastic pollution in our marine environment, and highlights how the Micro Plastic Hunter Project, in collaboration with REPSONSE research partners CNR-IAS, will address these impacts through the validation of a new microplastics monitoring methodology in coastal marine environments .
Micro Plastic Hunters Project Brochure
The following brochure (Italian) provides an at-a-glance summary of the Micro Plastic hunters Project, and outlines the role our RESPONSE research partners CNR-IAS will play in microplastic sampling and the subsequent validation of the collected data.