Microplastics

California-based sustainable textiles consultancy, Materevolve, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program partnered to host an engaging workshop entitled “California Microfiber Workshop: Science, Innovation & Connection,” on November 17, 2020. Support for this workshop and report was provided by a grant from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. 

This report details the results from a project funded by the NOAA Marine Debris Program and led by the National Park Service and Clemson University, in which beach sediments were collected and analyzed to assess the abundance and distribution of microplastics and microfibers on U.S. National Park beaches.

These are the Proceedings of the Second Research Workshop on Microplastic Marine Debris, held November 5-6, 2010 at the University of Washington Tacoma, intended to update microplastics science and take steps toward clarifying the risks of microplastics. This proceedings document is meant to guide the reader through main points of agreement and to outline key information gaps that were revealed. Arthur, C. and J. Baker (eds.). 2011. Proceedings of the Second Research Workshop on Microplastic Debris. November 5-6, 2010. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-39.

These are the proceedings of the first International Research Workshop on the Occurrence, Effects and Fate of Microplastic Marine Debris held September 9-11, 2008 on the University of Washington Tacoma campus in Tacoma, Washington, USA. This document includes an overall summary of the workshop sessions, the participant points of agreement, and suggested research initiatives to move the science of understanding the impacts of microplastics on the marine environment forward. Citation: Arthur, C., J. Baker and H. Bamford (eds). 2009.