Establishing a baseline for microplastic accumulation in deep-sea animals using an historical sample archive

By Andrew Thaler

Backed by Experiment Foundation, Blackbeard Biologic, Diva Amon, Jess Black, Matt Mulrennan, Alix Burke, Thomas Moye, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Jennifer Murphy, Sylvia Stein, and 8 other backers

Blackbeard Biologic

Grasonville, Maryland

Biology Ecology

DOI: 10.18258/48347

Grant: Ocean Solutions Grant: Ocean Solutions

$11,346

Raised of $11,300 Goal

100%

Funded on 5/02/23

Successfully Funded

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Lab Notes

Long delay between updates but a ton of progress

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First results from the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center

October 2, 2023

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First major assay

September 11, 2023

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The next set of samples is cooking.

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First report of microplastics in the bodies of deep-sea...

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Prepping the first samples.

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Update and Summer Plan

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Microplastic Extraction

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First report of microplastics in cold seep organisms

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