Microplastics

Microplastics

Assessing microplastic deposition in sediment cores from a contiguous water system (microDETECT)

The microDETECT project will provide spatial and temporal characterization of the transport and deposition of microplastics along India’s Palar River into the Indian ocean.

Organized by American Chemistry Council

Researchers / Institutional Affiliations

Principal Investigator

  • Andy Booth
    Chief Scientist
    SINTEF Ocean
    (Trondheim, Norway)

Collaborators

  • J.K. Patterson Edward
    Director
    Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute
    (Tamil Nadu, India)
  • Stefania Piarulli
    Researcher
    SINTEF Ocean
    (Trondheim, Norway)
  • Astrid Strunk
    Post-doctoral Researcher
    Lund University (Lund, Sweden)
  • Jamila Patterson
    Professor
    Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute
    (Tamil Nadu, India)
  • Stephan Kubowicz
    Senior Researcher
    SINTEF Industry
    (Trondheim, Norway)
  • Lisbet Sørensen
    Senior Researcher
    SINTEF Ocean
    (Trondheim, Norway)
  • R.L. Laju
    Assistant Professor
    Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (Tamil Nadu, India)
  • K. Immaculate Jeyasanta
    Assistant Professor
    Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute
    (Tamil Nadu, India)
  • Navamani Gladwin Gnana Asir
    Assistant Professor
    Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute
    (Tamil Nadu, India)

Timeline

The project runs from early 2024 to early 2026 (24 months).

Additional information

It will assess how the composition and abundance of transported MP have changed over time by determining deposition rates in riverine, estuarine and marine sediment cores collected from multiple sampling sites, as well as the contribution from different anthropogenic sources along the contiguous water system.

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