Under the Surface

The Pollution Experience: Episode 10 - COVID-19 PPE in the Environment - Justine Ammendolia & Jackie Saturno

In this episode I am joined by Justine Ammendolia and Jackie Saturno, both Environmental Scientists at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Canada. I talk to Justine and Jackie about their work on PPE related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it is having an impact in the environment. For more on Justine Jackie's work, check out:  Tracking the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic-related debris on wildlife using digital platforms [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157614] Citizen science: A way forward in tackling the plastic pollution crises during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149957] An emerging source of plastic pollution: Environmental presence of plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) debris related to COVID-19 in a metropolitan city [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116160] https://twitter.com/JustineAmmendo1 [https://twitter.com/JustineAmmendo1] https://twitter.com/jackie_saturno [https://twitter.com/jackie_saturno]

The Pollution Experience: Episode 9 - Plastic@Bay - Dr Joan D'Arcy & Dr Julien Moreau

In this episode I am joined by two guests - Dr Joan D’Arcy and Dr Julien Moreau, co-founders of Plastic@Bay, a community interest company which started in the north west highlands, near cape wrath, and is now based in the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. I talk to Joan and Julien about their work monitoring, collecting, and recycling marine plastics in the north of Scotland. For more information about their wonderful and important work see: https://www.plasticatbay.org/

The Pollution Experience: Episode 8 - Marine Plastics & The Circular Economy - Prof. Martin Charter

In this episode I speak to Martin Charter, Professor of Innovation and Sustainability, and Director of The Centre for Sustainable Design and the business school the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England. We talk about the Circular Economy, challenges and opportunities concerning marine plastics, the work of repair cafes, and cricket . https://www.uca.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/professor-martin-charter/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-charter-frsa-6289097 http://www.circularocean.eu/eco-innovation-toolkit/ https://www.routledge.com/Designing-for-the-Circular-Economy/Charter/p/book/9781138081017

The Pollution Experience: Episode 007 - Birds & Plastics Ingestion - Alex Bond (AKA The James-Bond episode)

I talk to Dr Alex Bond, Principal Curator of Birds at the Natural History Museum. We talk about the ingestion of plastics by birds, including work on Lord Howe Island, and the importance of good people in science. https://twitter.com/TheLabAndField https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/alex-bond.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121016687?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X21009231?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X21007402?via%3Dihub

The Pollution Experience: Episode 6 - WWF Finland, Oil Spills, Wildlife & Volunteers - Vanessa Ryan

In this episode I am joined by Vanessa Ryan from WWF Finland. We talk about Vanessa's role as Marine Conservation Officer, their work on oil spill response preparedness in Finland, and the importance of volunteers. https://twitter.com/vanessa_ryanwwf https://wwf.fi/en/ https://eurowa.eu/