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Anna Gilbert

@aer_gilbert

@YorkEnvironment @ACCE_DTP #PhD student looking at #microplastics in #saltmarshes | Views my own

Joined April 2022
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It's a tough life being a GTA @YorkEnvironment #UoYAustria24 #NationalFestivalofFieldwork
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We @YorkEnvironment have Longboi in our hearts forever. And in our backyard. RIP splendid boi.
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The horror of how microplastics can enter the marine food chain. The first arrow worm has eaten a round worm, the second has eaten a plastic microfiber that has blocked the passage of food (diatoms) in its gut. @zeiss_micro
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eveschaub@eveschaub17 Dec 2022
Im in Newsweek today! I Stopped Throwing Things Away for a Year, There Was One Huge Problem … plastic newsweek.com/how-reduce-wast…
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🐢 "898 pieces of plastic, one turtle, one month old! Just let that sit in. The team at @GumboCoastal #gumbolimbonaturecenter had this turtle brought in recently from our area. They discovered 898 pieces of plastic inside."—#benhicks, Artist #BeOceanMinded ⁠
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First conference completed ✅ #ACCE2022. A really fantastic experience. Superb talks and workshops and stellar brownies.
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Such an engaging plenary to end the @ACCE_DTP conference on from @Sketchy_raptor - science & art through history, the importance of visual storytelling in #scicomm & the need for art/graphics training for scientists + bringing artists into the research process
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The Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill is returning to @HouseofCommons on 2nd November. The Bill would require filters to be fitted in new washing machines to stop microfibres being released into our rivers and seas during the washing cycle 🌊 @AlbertoCostaMP
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Insect larvae may contribute to microplastic pollution in rivers by gnawing through litter,...

A common insect larvae could be inadvertently contributing to microplastic pollution in our rivers and waterways by chewing up litter, a new study has found.

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"I understand the gravity of being a woman and now a #Nobel laureate in the sciences. There aren't that many of us—yet." Prof. @CarolynBertozzi on chemistry, mentorship and representation ⬇️

Carolyn Bertozzi, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry

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WWT@WWTworldwide4 Oct 2022
Wetlands GBBO bakers 🤝 Reclaiming the word 'moist'
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Don’t Look Up (2021)
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5 Gyres@5gyres6 Apr 2022
Two weeks ago, #plastic was found in human blood. Now, it's been found deep in the lungs of living people for the first time. Remind us, why are we still using plastic? #breakfreefromplastic #turnoffthetap theguardian.com/environment/…
Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time

Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time

Particles discovered in tissue of 11 out of 13 patients undergoing surgery, with polypropylene and PET most common

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