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It’s been a difficult morning with many challenges to overcome. But I am finally ready to search the stomach contents of a seal for #microplastics.
@NHM_London @London_NERC_DTP @RHULBioSci #plasticpollution #phd #phdchat
Searching the GIT & gills of fish & seals for plastic today. #microplastic #microplastics #plastic #plasticpollution #phd
I have just completed the first round of #digestions (for actual samples not just protocol tests) for my #phd. 9 #fish down, 132 to go (plus 2 #seals, 33 #Corophium, 44 #crabs, 1 #polychaete and 37 #shrimp).
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@London_NERC_DTP @NHM_London @RHULBioSci #plastic #microplastics
So glad that I was able to confirm that at least one #Corophium was present in my sediment samples. They are the main prey species of #Thames #flounder and will be the base of my #TrophicTransfer of #microplastics study!
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@London_NERC_DTP @RHULWiB @RHULBioSci @NHM_London
I’m having one of those days when everything goes wrong and I feel colossally stupid. Who puts stacked sieves on a sieve shaker upside down?!! (Oh what a mess)
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#phd #phdchat #microplastic #microplastics
Last week my supervisor, Dr Paul Clark, at @NHM_London showed me how to dissect the digestive tract out of crabs. This week it’s my job to process 40 individuals.
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@London_NERC_DTP @RHULBioSci #microplastics #phd #phdchat #dissection #science #research #biology
The amount of #litter on the bottom of the #Thame really is disgusting. What’s worrying me is just how many brands I can recognise from just a couple of words...
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#plastic #plasticpollution #phd @London_NERC_DTP @NHM_London @RHULBioSci