POP Research in Documentary
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Here at the Plastic Ocean Project, we strongly believe in education through research. Working with students and faculty of universities across the US, we are able to help support ongoing marine debris research. One of our most significant findings has led to our understanding that the North Atlantic is home to one of the most biologically diverse locations on the planet. We are producing a film "If the Ocean Could Talk," that will highlight the ocean characteristics that contribute to its high productivity as well as the marine life that contributes to its uniqueness. We will share the human stressors and the solutions to protect the ocean and all life that depend on it.
POP research on the ingestion of micro plastics by zooplankton was featured in the documentary, A Plastic Ocean, that globally revolutionized our understanding on the impacts of plastics in the environment. We will be taking this story one step further. |
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Marine Debris Research
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Since Fall 2016, POP partnered with UNC-Wilmington to offer undergraduate and graduate students a new course, Plastic Marine Debris Field Study. Students conduct semester-long research projects and explore a variety of methodologies and technologies for analyzing local plastic debris. Students also participate in offshore excursions to collect plastic debris from the Gulf Stream. After the semester is completed, students present their work to the university. This page also serves as an opportunity for students and researcher to explore, partner, and expand on plastic marine debris research conducted below. |
Publications
Stienbarger, C. D.; Joseph, J.; Athey, S. N.; Monteleone, B.; Andrady, A. L.; Watanabe, W. O.; Seaton, P.; Taylor, A. R.; Brander, S. M. Direct Ingestion, Trophic Transfer, and Physiological Effects of Microplastics in the Early Life Stages of Centropristis Striata, a Commercially and Recreationally Valuable Fishery Species. Environ. Pollut. 2021, 285, 117653. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2021.117653.
Athey, S. N.; Albotra, S. D.; Gordon, C. A.; Monteleone, B.; Seaton, P.; Andrady, A. L.; Taylor, A. R.; Brander, S. M. Trophic Transfer of Microplastics in an Estuarine Food Chain and the Effects of a Sorbed Legacy Pollutant. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. 2020, 5 (1), 154–162. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10130.
Zettler, E. R.; Takada, H.; Monteleone, B.; Mallos, N.; Eriksen, M.; Amaral-Zettler, L. A. Incorporating Citizen Science to Study Plastics in the Environment. Anal. Methods 2017, 9 (9), 1392–1403. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AY02716D.
The Ocean Cleanup. How the Oceans Can Clean Themselves: A Feasibility Study. 2014. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34283.54566.
Athey, S. N.; Albotra, S. D.; Gordon, C. A.; Monteleone, B.; Seaton, P.; Andrady, A. L.; Taylor, A. R.; Brander, S. M. Trophic Transfer of Microplastics in an Estuarine Food Chain and the Effects of a Sorbed Legacy Pollutant. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. 2020, 5 (1), 154–162. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10130.
Zettler, E. R.; Takada, H.; Monteleone, B.; Mallos, N.; Eriksen, M.; Amaral-Zettler, L. A. Incorporating Citizen Science to Study Plastics in the Environment. Anal. Methods 2017, 9 (9), 1392–1403. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AY02716D.
The Ocean Cleanup. How the Oceans Can Clean Themselves: A Feasibility Study. 2014. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34283.54566.