PNW Consortium on Plastics
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
We conduct fundamental research on fate and effects of plastic in from land to sea. Led by #StaceyHarper, @smbrander.bsky.social || @NSF #microplastics #nanoplastics
WEBINAR ALERT! Join us February 25th from 2pm-3:30pm PST to learn about Using AI to inform microplastics science! Hear from our esteemed experts Leah Thornton Hampton, Scott Coffin, and Huazheng Wang!
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#microplastics #ToMEx #artificialintelligence #ai #data #datamining
DM us for the Zoom link!
#microplastics #ToMEx #artificialintelligence #ai #data #datamining
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
WEBINAR ALERT! Join us February 25th from 2pm-3:30pm PST to learn about Using AI to inform microplastics science! Hear from our esteemed experts Leah Thornton Hampton, Scott Coffin, and Huazheng Wang!
DM us for the Zoom link!
#microplastics #ToMEx #artificialintelligence #ai #data #datamining
DM us for the Zoom link!
#microplastics #ToMEx #artificialintelligence #ai #data #datamining
Meet the team! We'll be continuing to highlight the people who make up our consortium! Be sure to read the thread below to hear more about @smbrander.bsky.social !
branderlab.net
branderlab.net
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Meet the team! We'll be continuing to highlight the people who make up our consortium! Be sure to read the thread below to hear more about @smbrander.bsky.social !
branderlab.net
branderlab.net
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January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Awesome to share some of our work as a part of the Portland State University School of the Environment Seminar! Themed Environmental Plastics - What, where, and why should we care - This series is right up our alley!
#plastics #microplastics #humanhealth #marineenvironment #sustainability
#plastics #microplastics #humanhealth #marineenvironment #sustainability
Had fun giving a dual presentation with Ph.D. student Lauren Kashiwabara (almost Dr.) yesterday evening Portland State University!
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Awesome to share some of our work as a part of the Portland State University School of the Environment Seminar! Themed Environmental Plastics - What, where, and why should we care - This series is right up our alley!
#plastics #microplastics #humanhealth #marineenvironment #sustainability
#plastics #microplastics #humanhealth #marineenvironment #sustainability
After last week's Guardian article dropping the "bombshell" casting doubt on microplastics research, we are grateful that @shannonosaka.bsky.social responded in the Washington Post! Check out the article below featuring wise words from our consortium members!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A scientist questioned new microplastics findings. Then other researchers fired back.
A prominent scientist criticized microplastics research methods. Others are defending the work.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
After last week's Guardian article dropping the "bombshell" casting doubt on microplastics research, we are grateful that @shannonosaka.bsky.social responded in the Washington Post! Check out the article below featuring wise words from our consortium members!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Our Instagram account has been temporarily suspended - Please look here and on our LinkedIn for the most up-to-date plastics/consortium news!
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Our Instagram account has been temporarily suspended - Please look here and on our LinkedIn for the most up-to-date plastics/consortium news!
Happening today!!!
WEBINAR ALERT!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Happening today!!!
WEBINAR ALERT!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
January 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
WEBINAR ALERT!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm PDT to hear from members of OSU's Sustainable Food Packaging & Processing Lab about sustainable packaging!
DM us for the Zoom link!
IN THE PRESS! Ever wonder which fast food favorites contain plastics/plastic chemicals? Check out this Newsweek article featuring quotes from scientists, including our own Dr. Susanne Brander, @smbrander.bsky.social!
Fast food with most plastic chemicals revealed
Fast food items found to have very high levels of certain plastics included Burger King's Whopper with cheese.
www.newsweek.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
IN THE PRESS! Ever wonder which fast food favorites contain plastics/plastic chemicals? Check out this Newsweek article featuring quotes from scientists, including our own Dr. Susanne Brander, @smbrander.bsky.social!
Proud to have sponsored the Textiles & Toxicity networking event! We connected scientists with industry to discuss textile/microfiber pollution & solutions!
#sustainability #textiles #microplastics #microfibers #plastics
#sustainability #textiles #microplastics #microfibers #plastics
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Proud to have sponsored the Textiles & Toxicity networking event! We connected scientists with industry to discuss textile/microfiber pollution & solutions!
#sustainability #textiles #microplastics #microfibers #plastics
#sustainability #textiles #microplastics #microfibers #plastics
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Thank you!
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social is a national hero. Too many of my tenured colleagues are hiding in their offices, hoping the storm will pass over them if they keep their head down. I'm immensely grateful that Dr. Berg has the opposite response to this moment.
I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful).
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
March 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Thank you!
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
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#Plastics in the build environment are yet another hidden use of #ToxicChemicals and exposure route for people and the environment.
habitablefuture.org/resources/co...
We wrote about this in a report with Habitable, Teresa McGrath, Rebecca Stamm, Veena Singla. Now in French and Spanish!
habitablefuture.org/resources/co...
We wrote about this in a report with Habitable, Teresa McGrath, Rebecca Stamm, Veena Singla. Now in French and Spanish!
Buildings' Hidden Plastic Problem: Policy Brief and Recommendations - Habitable
This policy brief reveals stunning statistics about current and projected plastic use in buildings and highlights the significant body of science connecting plastic building materials to serious healt...
habitablefuture.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#Plastics in the build environment are yet another hidden use of #ToxicChemicals and exposure route for people and the environment.
habitablefuture.org/resources/co...
We wrote about this in a report with Habitable, Teresa McGrath, Rebecca Stamm, Veena Singla. Now in French and Spanish!
habitablefuture.org/resources/co...
We wrote about this in a report with Habitable, Teresa McGrath, Rebecca Stamm, Veena Singla. Now in French and Spanish!
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Things are rough right now, but at least Debbie Downer and Robert Deniro had a hilarious exchange about #microplastics on SNL’s 50th anniversary special.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Things are rough right now, but at least Debbie Downer and Robert Deniro had a hilarious exchange about #microplastics on SNL’s 50th anniversary special.
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
youtube.com/clip/UgkxExl...
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
youtube.com/clip/UgkxExl...
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Disappointed & shocked to hear the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP) has been discontinued by the 6 Woods Hole research institutions. This is one of the longest running REU type programs offering research experiences for underrepresented students. Simply unbelievable.
March 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Disappointed & shocked to hear the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP) has been discontinued by the 6 Woods Hole research institutions. This is one of the longest running REU type programs offering research experiences for underrepresented students. Simply unbelievable.
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Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025 - DC and NATIONWIDE
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
www.eventbrite.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
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Hiya plastics people 👋!
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hiya plastics people 👋!
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is here!
Give us a follow for all things #PlasticsPollution and #PlasticsTreaty
@scientistscoa.bsky.social
Photo by Ben Von Wong
Great idea! 💡
Hi folks! I made a starter pack of #plastic scientists -- many of whom closely follow the #plasticstreaty negotiations. Check them out! go.bsky.app/QA29MA
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great idea! 💡
Join us for a PNWC webinar Feb 19, 9 am PT. We'll hear from Siobhan Anderson, co-founder of The Tyre Collective!
She'll discuss recent results demonstrating collection of highly concentrated tire wear from vehicles and the future of this novel technology.
thetyrecollective.com (DM for link)
She'll discuss recent results demonstrating collection of highly concentrated tire wear from vehicles and the future of this novel technology.
thetyrecollective.com (DM for link)
February 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Join us for a PNWC webinar Feb 19, 9 am PT. We'll hear from Siobhan Anderson, co-founder of The Tyre Collective!
She'll discuss recent results demonstrating collection of highly concentrated tire wear from vehicles and the future of this novel technology.
thetyrecollective.com (DM for link)
She'll discuss recent results demonstrating collection of highly concentrated tire wear from vehicles and the future of this novel technology.
thetyrecollective.com (DM for link)
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Am visiting a rural town in Chile today, and their restaurants have no single use plastic. It’s possible.
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Am visiting a rural town in Chile today, and their restaurants have no single use plastic. It’s possible.
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
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There is a link between unsustainable food production & consumption and the adverse impacts of plastics. Many of the #alternativeproteins are #ultraprocessedfoods
"You are what you eat" globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
"You are what you eat" globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A toxic relationship: ultra-processed foods & plastics - Globalization and Health
Background Among the crises engulfing the world is the symbiotic rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics. Together, this co-dependent duo generates substantial profits for agri-food and petr...
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There is a link between unsustainable food production & consumption and the adverse impacts of plastics. Many of the #alternativeproteins are #ultraprocessedfoods
"You are what you eat" globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
"You are what you eat" globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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A study led by Dr. Sara Hutton from our group, published recently in Frontiers in Toxicology , was highlighted in Environmental Health News today!
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/differing-ef...
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www.ehn.org/differing-ef...
Weathering and size influence the health effects of microplastics
A recent study published in Frontiers in Toxicology compared the health impacts of exposure to different types of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in fish, highlighting the importance of considering par...
www.ehn.org
January 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A study led by Dr. Sara Hutton from our group, published recently in Frontiers in Toxicology , was highlighted in Environmental Health News today!
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/differing-ef...
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/differing-ef...
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Hey, ecotoxicologists! Check out this new starter pack for us to unite to chat about #ecotoxicology. Please message me to add you to this list. go.bsky.app/Sj5Dc3F
November 25, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Hey, ecotoxicologists! Check out this new starter pack for us to unite to chat about #ecotoxicology. Please message me to add you to this list. go.bsky.app/Sj5Dc3F