@PolyGoneTech

Finding plastics, fast. Developing novel technology to detect microplastics and keep them out of our water and food.

 Waterloo, Ontario
polygonetechnologies.com
Joined July 2017
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An info-session about new ways to link #communications technologies to support community access to #water information. Interested? Join us on February 18th our experts will be there to answer your questions! Register here : bit.ly/3aaFJ6b
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“On the behalf of AquaForum I wish all our young #AquaHacking innovators the best of luck! We are so proud of you. A big thank you to put your talent behind the cause of #water! Our future is in your hands’ -Dominique Monchamp #AtlAquaHacking @atlwaternetwork
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Join us at 1 p.m. TODAY for the Rebooting with Research webinar: Tackling real-world problems webinar featuring expert panelists: Daniel Scott, Susan Horton, Shannon Majowicz, Lauren Smith and Jason Deglint, moderated by Roy Brouwer. Please register at: ow.ly/t97L50zWJI4
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Check out our new chapter ‘Microplastics and their effects on soil funtion as a life-supporting system’ link.springer.com/chapter/10… It was a pleasure to work with @machadoaas and others to bring this chapter together #microplastics #plastic #pollution #terrestrial #soil #microbiology
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InkSmith and @kwartzlab would like to thank everyone who contributed to the #CommunityShield project over the past two months. The project will be slowly wrapping up now that @canshieldppe is in a position to take over donations. Check out this recap 📹 youtube.com/watch?v=zgtxjmeC…
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I have a very close friend who’s a researcher studying public health at a major NGO, and he told me that this was THE week to practice as much social distancing as possible, even if you don’t have to go to work. I asked him to explain why. Sharing his answers w/ permission (1/x)
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#Clean50 #emergingleader Lauren Smith works with her #startup @PolyGoneTech to identify and eliminates microplastics in... your beer! #alumni #AquaHacking #SourceOfSolutions ed.gr/b5y4c
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It's known that #macroplastics continue to cause detrimental effects to wildlife, however the impacts of #microplastics is still unclear & very complex. Great article by @ChelseaRochman & @kennedybucci1. Give it a read! plasticactioncentre.ca/news/…

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but scientists are still learning how it harms wildlife

Chelsea Rochman and Kennedy Bucci from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Toronto explain how scientists are still learning the impacts of microplastics.

plasticactioncentre.ca
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You’re likely taking in tiny particles of #plastics every time you eat, drink and breathe 😰 #Microplastics result from the breakdown into ever smaller bits of everyday plastic discards, like packaging, children’s toys, and cosmetics & synthetic clothing. buff.ly/2uKKAsI
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Microfibers from synthetic clothing end up in water and in fish. This is bad news for wildlife because synthetic materials like #polyester, acrylic, & spandex contain dyes & chemicals. buff.ly/3aPw57j Microfibers are also ingested by animals and may affect our #health 😕
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Know a #wrawesome youth who is interested in learning how to engage in #climateaction? tell them to check out the upcoming Youth Policy Jam on January 25 in #WIlmotAwesome organized by @KindredCU, @YouthClimateLab & WGSI. eventbrite.com/e/youth-polic… #watreg #kwawesome #badenON
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Imagine if all corporations did this! Microsoft has pledged to remove "all of the carbon" from the environment that it has emitted since the company was founded in 1975. 🌎🔥🌎 #ClimateEmergency bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51…

Microsoft makes 'carbon negative' pledge

The tech giant promises to remove all the carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975.

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Are you looking for cosmetics that don't pollute the environment with #microplastics? Have you tried our 'Zero Plastic Inside' brands? 🤩 We certify brands that don't use plastic ingredients. Now we have 70 brands from around the world! ✨ Check em out! 👉buff.ly/2WVWBnc
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At Monday night’s council committee meeting, Coun. Ralph Cipolla and Mayor Steve Clarke won their colleagues’ support to have city staff prepare a report about the feasibility of banning single-use plastics in @cityoforillia via @orilliamatters plasticactioncentre.ca/news/…

Orillia to investigate a possible ban on single-use plastics

plasticactioncentre.ca
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BREAKING NEWS - Plastic Soup Foundation takes legal action against structural plastic pollution. 'We force the government to do its job, through the courts if necessary.' Shocking proof: plastic industry dumps millions of #pellets #nurdles in environment. buff.ly/2R16zUK
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Plastic pollution kills half a million hermit crabs on remote islands - vital to #ecosystems... we must turn off the #plastic tap! ow.ly/wuj650xMfUT
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'German photographer wins UNICEF photo of the year.' Hartmut Schwarzbach's picture shows a young girl in search of plastic waste in a Manila slum. UNICEF says this photo captures the "three tragedies of our time": poverty, pollution and child labor. ow.ly/rR6x30q4YEn
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#Cadbury Energy bar in 100% recyclable paper packaging trialling in New Zealand The #plasticfree wrapper is made from sustainability sourced paper & marks the first time Cadbury has used a paper material that doesn’t include laminates, foils or #plastic. foodbev.com/news/cadbury-lau…
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Mumbai: ‘Every 100gm of fish has 80 microplastic particles’ Samples of croaker fish caught 10km off Mumbai showed they had microbeads when tested for biochemicals. 😥 Read more: buff.ly/2sdhrFH
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We constantly eat microplastics. Tiny plastics are in our food, water &even the air we breathe. What does that mean for our health?🤔 buff.ly/369aHXE That's the question @plasticsoupfoun attempted to answer in the 1st ever #plastichealthsummit2019 buff.ly/2IWm8bV
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