POLIDORO

Our lab develops cutting-edge technologies and methods to detect and measure microplastics in marine and fresh waters, sediments and organisms. We are also working to develop a plastic vulnerability ranking for marine populations and ecosystems around the globe. This method relies on quantifying both individual and population-level exposure to marine debris and/or microplastics, in combination with estimated vulnerabilty based on species' life history and other traits. We are a part of the Global Plastics Emissions Working Group, and have active projects in American Samoa, the Philippines and with Phoenix College in metro-Phoenix... We are particularly interested in emphasizing the connection between environmental quality and human health. In all of our projects, we aim to include a component that is directly related to human well-being, such as estimating the potental for adverse health impacts from consumption of contaminants in seafood or from hazadous pesticide application..

Primary location: Glendale United States