Microplastics in Freshwater Systems: Advances in Chemistry, Biology and Physics (1)

Date: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Location: Edwards Hall, Room 106

Chair(s): Matthew Hoffman, Sarah Lowe, Lorena Rios Mendoza, Chelsea Rochman

Microplastic particles St Louis River Estuary and Lake Superior
Lorena Rios Mendoza, University of Wisconsin-Superior,

Sources to solutions: microfiber contamination, effects, and mitigation strategies
Lisa Erdle, University of Toronto; David Sweetnam, Georgian Bay Forever; Kathleen Stevack, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto

Platform for Microdebris Capture and Raman Analysis from Liquid Sources Using Silicon Nanomembranes
Gregory Madejski, University of Rochester; James McGrath, University of Rochester; Dan Yu, University of Rochester; Wayne Knox, University of Rochester

Modeling transport and vertical mixing of microplastic in Lake Erie
Matthew Hoffman, Rochester Inst. of Technology, School of Mathematical Sci.; Juliette Daily, Rochester Institute of Technology