We are a group of researchers from Energy and Environment Institute University of Hull investigating everything to do with #plasticpollution from Antarctica to the Mekong! Follow us to keep updated on our work. Over the next few weeks we will be introducing ourselves 👋 First up is Jessica Hurley

Hi I’m Julian Julian Blumenröder. My PhD project focuses on the environmental consequences of #microplastic in the #Antarctic marine food web. My aim is to investigate what influences microplastic ingestion and if it accumulates along the food chain. Energy and Environment Institute British Antarctic Survey 🐧

Researching the effects of microplastics on marine invertebrates has brought me to one of the most beautiful places on earth: Antarctica #PolarWeek2020 Plastics in the Environment Research Group APECS British Antarctic Survey 🐧

Very interesting talks today at #MICRO2020 about all things #microplastic. Thank you to all the presenters!

The technique of #remotesensing 🏳️‍🌈 and #spectroscopy technologies have the ability to tell us so much about the world around us 🌍 Imagine if it could tell us the age of plastic pollution. Where it has been?🗺 and what will its fate will be?🏞🌊🤔 Better start researching🎓 #phd

. Jessica Hurley says “With conservation as a main driver, I do ecotoxicological research to investigate and report the effects of routine anthropogenic activities on marine ecosystems” Energy and Environment Institute #microplastics #PhD

Hi👋 I’m @connormwhelan. I will be investigating the suspension, and sedimentation, of #microplastic particles in different flow conditions. Applied to large-scale models, this will enable us to predict the transport, fate, and impact of microplastics in real-world environments.

I like being part of the microplastic research community because it’s a relatively new area of research with so many young and motivated scientists! Despite getting so much media attention lately, microplastic research is still at its beginning and I am curious what we will find

I am a stubborn optimist says @FreijaMendrik. I want to be part of the solution to plastics pollution by providing novel scientific evidence that can be used to push for management and policy change. Energy and Environment Institute #microplastics #MondayMotivation

#MondayMotivation for Clare E. Collins 🌎🌳🌊🐟🧬 stems from love of wildlife, the vision where humans live in harmony with nature. We need better understanding through collaboration (individuals, community, global, political, industry, research...) Energy and Environment Institute #TogetherWeWill #NoSimpleAnswer

Last Plastics in the Environment Research Group meeting of 2020 #microplastics Plastics in the Environment Research Group Energy and Environment Institute

Researching #microplastics effects in the environment is vital to inform policy to reduce future pollution, says Julian Blumenröder. Polar regions are particularly important because organisms here are highly adapted and build the basis for global food webs #MondayMotivation Energy and Environment Institute

This week’s #MondayMotivaton Victoria Scott says Ensuring the effect of plastic pollution is correctly understood motivates me to investigate the role chemicals leached from plastics play within embryonic development of aquatic organisms Energy and Environment Institute Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity 🌏💧🛰🌊⚽️🏏⛳🏈 cath waller

Great to see so many of us presenting our research at the The Geological Society Plastics in the Environment conference today #gslplastics21

“I’m infuriated by litter and have been all my life” says @MinniePlastique “My research contributes to understanding plastics pollution in the environment, to help find solutions” #MondayMotivation #plasticpollution Energy and Environment Institute cath waller Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity 🌏💧🛰🌊⚽️🏏⛳🏈

Great discussion about #microplastics contamination by #SETACEurope2021 @SETAC_world. Very interesting content so far!

We have a neat new toy up and running and ready to play with for the Energy and Environment Institute Hull Marine Science Hull Marine Laboratory Plastics in the Environment Research Group team! 😍 ....thanks UK Research and Innovation and Research England! Working nicely Thermo Scientific thanks for the efficient install! 👍

Interested in having a positive impact on the environment? Watch this space...we're using #PlasticFreeJuly (See Plastic Free July and watch youtu.be/ByayHG5CscE for more information) to share thoughts, advice and research throughout July University of Hull Energy and Environment Institute

Very interesting first day at the littoral22 conference in Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Looking forward to all the microplastic talks and posters on Thursday!

A great start to #SCAR2023 in Christchurch, New Zealand, with many interesting talks and posters. Excited to present some of the results from my PhD about #microplastics in polar marine environments on Friday. Energy and Environment Institute British Antarctic Survey 🐧 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) University of Hull