Microplastics are being studied in the doctoral thesis developed by Tania Montoto, belonging to the research group since 2015.
Tag: microplastics
We repeat the calibration trials for the microplastic sampler onboard R/V Ángeles Alvariño
On the first days of december we repeated the microplastic sampler calibration test onboard the oceanographic vessel Ángeles Alvariño of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. We had the chance to go together with the colleagues from the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in its biannual oceanographic campaign to the Station of Temporary Oceanic Continúa leyendo
We were on the International Conference MICRO2018: Fate and Impacts of microplastics
The second edition of the International Conference on Microplastics (MICRO2018) was held in Lanzarote last week. This biannual meeting was born from a collaborative process coordinated by the scientific community with the aim of connecting with society with the problem of microplastics as a vehicle. Five intense days of morning and afternoon agenda gave way Continúa leyendo
Art as a (fun!) way to make the Marine Debris problem visible
The international project G-Cubes, captained by the swiss artist Harald Reichenbach, made a stopover in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria last October with the objective of, in the context of his peculiar round the world, collect marine debris and turn it into pieces of art of economic value as a way of raising awareness of Continúa leyendo