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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
Yesterday I caught up on my Christmas emails and analyses over 20 #fibres with #microFTIR. Today I wrote 500 words of my upgrade review and I am planning on analysing 20 more #microfibres. Feeling #productive!
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#microplastic #plastic #microplastics #reseacrh #phd #fridayfeeling
Helped #Cohort5 ‘s @London_NERC_DTP hackathon. One group, tasked with suggesting a campaign for #PlasticPollution created #NoFluff a campaign against #microfibre pollution. Fibres are the most abundant #microplastics in the environment. Here are fibres and wipes from the #Thames