{"id":666,"date":"2021-12-22T09:39:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpstaging.whoi.edu\/site\/microplastics\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2022-01-05T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T13:43:00","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/microplastics\/events-presentations\/the-science-of-microplastics-in-the-world-ocean\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

The Science of Microplastics in the World Ocean – Program<\/h1>\n

An\u00a0International Workshop to Formulate Next Steps in Understanding the Fate, Distribution, Impacts, and Technology Development Necessary to Push the Science<\/h3>\n\t

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
\nLillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
6:30pm<\/td>\nOpen Public Event: Microplastics in the Ocean: Emergency or Exaggeration?<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis will be a public forum with keynote speaker\u00a0Dr. Kara Lavender-Law<\/a>\u00a0(Sea Education Association) followed by a panel discussion of the global significance of microplastics with\u00a0Chelsea Rochman<\/a>,\u00a0Hauke Kite-Powell<\/a>,\u00a0Gunnar Gerdts<\/a>,\u00a0Shige Takada<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Colin Ward<\/a>, all experts and global leaders in microplastic research. The panel discussion with the audience participation will be moderated by U.S. National Public Radio science reporter Dr. Heather Goldstone
\nVideo of Morss Colloquium<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00pm<\/td>\nReception and Icebreaker (Tent next to Redfield Building)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Wednesday, October 16 – Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8:00am<\/td>\nMorning refreshments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30am<\/td>\nWelcome and Introductory Remark<\/strong>s (Scott Gallager<\/a>, WHOI, and Rick Murray,\u00a0Deputy Director and Vice President for Research, WHOI)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:45am<\/td>\nReport out on Summary of Critical questions from questioner survey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSummaries of Recent Major Workshops (Moderator: Scott Gallager)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00am<\/td>\nRichard Thompson<\/a>\u00a0(University of Plymouth, UK)
\nMarine Litter are there solutions to this global environmental problem?<\/em><\/a>
\nVideo of Remote Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30am<\/td>\nBart Koelmans<\/a>\u00a0(Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
\nMicroplastic in Nature and Society: Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA)<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT\u00a0<\/a>Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00am<\/td>\nBreak
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSummaries of major academic programs (Moderator: Scott Gallager)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15am<\/td>\nGunnar Gerdts<\/a>\u00a0(Alfred Wegener Institute)
\nDefining the Baselines and Standards for Microplastics Analyses in European Waters (BASEMAN), lessons learned<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45am<\/strong><\/td>\nIsabelle Schultz<\/a>\u00a0(JPI – Oceans Program)
\nEcological aspects of microplastics: JPI Oceans aligns research across 16 countries<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Need for Standards and Best-Practices in Sampling and Reporting Methods (Moderator: Scott Gallager)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15am<\/td>\nJennifer Lynch<\/a>\u00a0(National Institute of Standards and Technology, Hawaii Pacific University, Center for Marine Debris Research)
\nStandards for Measurement Science of Microplastic Pollution<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:35am<\/td>\nBrett Howard<\/a>\u00a0(American Chemistry Council)
\nMicroplastics Standards – Status and Future Needs<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:55am<\/td>\nLinda Amaral-Zettler<\/a>\u00a0(NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
\nNext-Generation Science for Microbial Biodegradation Standards for Biobased Plastics<\/em><\/a>
\nVideo of Remote Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15pm<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCurrent State-of-the-Art in Polymer Classification from Lab and Field Samples (Moderator: Anna Michel, WHOI)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00pm<\/td>\nClaire Gwinnett<\/a>\u00a0(Staffordshire University)
\nThe use of Forensic Fibre Examinations for Microplastic Studies<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:20pm<\/td>\nScott Gallager<\/a>\u00a0(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
\nMicroplastic Particle Analysis of Hudson River Surface Water Using Novel Flow-Through Imaging Raman Spectroscopy<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:40pm<\/td>\nSebastian Primpke<\/a>\u00a0(Alfred Wegener Institute)
\nHarmonized Analysis of Microplastics by FTIR Spectroscopy and Imaging<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nAshok Deshpande<\/a>\u00a0(NOAA Fisheries)
\nPlastic Polymer Quest Using Pyrolysis GC-MS<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:20pm<\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30pm<\/td>\nPlenary: Introduction to Breakout Groups<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 1-4: Sampling, processing, and reporting standards (water column, sediment, biota, standards for interlab calibration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 5-8: Sensing and detecting MPs in the environment. What new technologies are needed to develop a global MP budget?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:40pm<\/td>\nBreakout Groups Switch Topics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40pm<\/td>\nPlenary report-out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:45pm<\/td>\nShuttle to Clark Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:00pm<\/td>\nPoster session and Reception – Clark Lab 507, Quissett Campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Thursday, October 17 – Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8:00am<\/td>\nMorning refreshments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSummaries of Government and NGO program overviews (Moderator: Carlie Herring, NOAA)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30am<\/td>\nCarlie Herring<\/a>\u00a0(NOAA Marine Debris Program)
\nSummary of the NOAA Marine Debris Program and Research Priorities<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:50am<\/td>\nKay Ho<\/a>\u00a0(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
\nMicroplastic Research and Preventative Measures at the US Environmental Protection Agency<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:10am<\/td>\nKim Warner<\/a>\u00a0(Chief Scientist for Oceana.org)
\nMarine Plastic Pollution- An NGO perspective<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30am<\/td>\nRachael Miller<\/a>\u00a0(Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean)
\nMicroplastic field science, supporting innovations and developing curriculum<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAssessing the Fate of Plastics- Mechanisms of Fragmentation and Colonization (Moderator: Collin Ward, WHOI)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:50am<\/td>\nAnthony Andrady<\/a>\u00a0(North Carolina State University)
\nDegradation and Fragmentation of LDPE in Sea Water<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:10am<\/td>\nCollin Ward<\/a>\u00a0(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
\nHow long does plastic last in the environment?<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30am<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45am<\/td>\nMatthew MacLeod<\/a>\u00a0(Stockholm University)
\nChemical and toxicological characterization of chemicals released from plastic polymers under ultraviolet light<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:05am<\/td>\nWon Joon Shim<\/a>\u00a0(Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
\nProducing secondary nano- and microplastics by photooxidation and (or) mechanical abrasion<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:25am<\/td>\nErik Zettler<\/a>\u00a0(Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
\nAssessing the Fate of Plastics: Colonization and density changes<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45am<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nImpacts on Ocean Ecosystems (Moderator: Mark Hahn, WHOI)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30pm<\/td>\nEvan Ward<\/a>\u00a0(University of Connecticut)
\nExamining the use of marine bivalves as indicators of microplastic pollution in the environment<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:50pm<\/td>\nChelsea Rochman<\/a>\u00a0(University of Toronto)
\nWhat is known and unknown about the effects of plastic pollution on wildlife<\/a>
\n<\/em>PPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:10pm<\/td>\nBart Koelmans<\/a>\u00a0(Wageningen University)
\nThought experiments to understand the impacts of microplastic on the (marine) environment<\/em><\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30pm<\/td>\nTracy Mincer<\/a>\u00a0(Florida Atlantic University)
\nMicroplastics in the Ocean’s Interior<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:50pm<\/td>\nDror Angel<\/a>\u00a0(University of Haifa, Israel)
\nMicroplastics in the Levant – a snapshot from an ocean desert<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:10pm<\/td>\nHideshige Takada<\/a>\u00a0(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
\nHazardous chemicals in marine plastics and their threat to marine organisms<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30pm<\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40pm<\/td>\nPlenary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:45pm<\/td>\nBreakout Groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 1-4: Degradation pathways of particles, fibers, and nanoplastics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 5-8: Impacts on organisms in the water column, epifauna and infauna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:45pm<\/td>\nBreakout Groups Switch Topics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:45pm<\/td>\nPlenary report-out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:45pm<\/td>\nWalk to Swope Building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:00pm<\/td>\nPoster Session, Reception and Workshop Dinner – Swope Building, Woods HoleGuest Speaker:\u00a0Rachel Meidl<\/a>\u00a0(Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy)
\nPlastics, sustainability, and the circular economy<\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Friday, October 18 – Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8:00am<\/td>\nMorning refreshments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndustry and Foundation Overviews
\nThe role of industry in research, technology development and clean-up (Moderator: Brett Howard, ACC)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30am<\/td>\nBrett Howard<\/a>\u00a0(American Chemical Council)
\nThe American Chemistry Council and industry efforts to understand microplastics<\/em>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:50am<\/td>\nRon Abbott<\/a>\u00a0(Chevron Phillips)
\nAn Industrial View of the Global Plastics Problem<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:10am<\/td>\nTodd Gouin<\/a>\u00a0(Researcher and Consultant )
\nTowards the development and application of an environmental risk assessment framework for microplastic particles<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Roles Modeling Can Play to Describe Distribution and fate of MP (Moderator: Jake Gebbie, WHOI)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30am<\/td>\nJake Gebbie<\/a>, and Carol Anne Clayson (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
\nThe search for the missing microplastics: how and where do microplastics get transported below the sea surface?<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:50am<\/td>\nMikael Kaandorp<\/a>, (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
\nHow can we use Lagrangian models to explore microplastic particle behavior and\u00a0<\/em>properties?<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:10am<\/td>\nKara Lavender Law<\/a>\u00a0(Sea Education Association)
\nPlastics as tracers to understand physical ocean processes<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30am<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNanoplastics as a Particular Threat in the Food Chain and in Human Health (Moderator: Mark Hahn, WHOI)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45am<\/td>\nMichaela Meyns<\/a>\u00a0(Alfred Wegener Institute)
\nNanoplastics – from basics to analysis<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:05am<\/td>\nTanja Kogel<\/a>\u00a0(Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
\nReviewing physiological effects of micro- and nanoplastic particles on water biota, the lack of quantitative data on them, and our efforts to provide them<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:25am<\/td>\nDror Angel<\/a>\u00a0(University of Haifa, Israel)
\nMicro and Nanoplastics – can we reduce their flux into the environment?<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45am<\/td>\nStephanie Wright<\/a>\u00a0(King’s College London)
\nMicroplastics as a novel air pollutant: challenges, implications and the future\u00a0<\/em><\/a>
\nPPT Presentation (pdf)<\/a>
\nVideo of Presentation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:05pm<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:45pm<\/td>\nBreakout Groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 1-4: How can industry help, what should we be doing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhat drives the perception of microplastic impacts with the public, policymakers and scientists?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGroups 5-8: The fast track to modeling fate and transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nUnderstanding mechanisms of NP impacts–Do they exist?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm<\/td>\nPlenary report out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30pm<\/td>\nFinal Plenary Wrap-up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhat have we learned and where do we go from here? What is the 5-10 year plan?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDevelop major sections of the workshop report for manuscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 pm<\/td>\nWorkshop closes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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