https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/home daily 1.0 2025-02-07 https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1616017386072-NO78CR2ASJCERDEGMVVA/MM+Conference+Presentation+%281%29.png About & Contact Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1616017313981-BYMBV10AHT0ZOO7WYZXH/IMG_0281.jpg About & Contact Us - About Mapping Microplastics This project was developed in 2020 and is managed by Dr. Sarah Davis, PhD. The project has been previously supported with funding through the Miami University M.I.A.M.I. WOMEN Giving Circle. https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/about daily 0.75 2021-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1616016768161-WIR1SQAZ7FQY9Z1AS848/MM%2BConference%2BPresentation.jpg What are Microplastics? https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/overview daily 0.75 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1581106515136-H9NQVWT7BZ07FZ1QNKV4/IMG_1389.jpg Overview - Stain. Apply a stain to the filter that sticks to the microplastics and causes them to fluoresce (or glow) red and orange. This fluorescence is visible under a blue light with a yellow filter. Can you find the red glowing plastics in the sample here, from Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1581106122209-W85JX5K93SL8NB5UEG67/image-asset.jpeg Overview - Collect. Use a glass, metal, or other non-plastic jar or bottle to scoop samples of surface water from any local waterway - ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, bays, or oceans. Many types of plastic tend to float and accumulate near the shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1581106277403-6G15KULAH3NSXOANGQQO/IMG_1381.jpg Overview - Filter. Pour the water sample over a coffee filter to remove solid debris. These debris likely include materials such as plant matter, sediment, and microplastics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1581106750065-NP0A9BJ8NXP06HHH9A9R/Picture1.jpg Overview - Share. Upload your results, including a photo of your filter paper. Your data will be added to the global map and database. https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/view-data-map daily 0.75 2023-05-15 https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/participantexperiences daily 0.75 2020-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1583332877780-8978JR06GBX4LNUOCHMO/copyright.png Participant Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1582905577377-HI1VCG4YL7XPYQ18V9ND/image0.jpeg Participant Experiences Participants collecting chilly water samples in Lake St. Clair, Michigan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1582905577319-2HWYJDXGUIGCXUYZCTF6/image5.jpeg Participant Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1582905728392-ON1TP4L9IH55WNXII2QG/image3.jpeg Participant Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dde7ae7e743cb648d660e53/1582905822787-GVG9HCADYM2FN63XSMC6/IMG_4996.jpg Participant Experiences Testing set-up in San Francisco, CA! https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/procedure daily 0.75 2020-06-21 https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/faq daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://www.mappingmicroplastics.com/submit-data-1 daily 0.75 2022-10-03